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Metropolitan Dermatological Society of Los Angeles

Stanton B. May, M.D.; Fred F. Feldman, M.D.; Irving A. Lewe, M.D.; Walter Schwartz, M.D.; J. Walter Wilson, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1954;69(2):234-237.

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Xeroderma Pigmentosum (?) in a Negro. Presented by DR. MAXIMILIAN E. OBERMAYER and DR. MARGARET A. STORKAN.

Mrs. L. A., a 24-year-old woman consulted us in July, 1951, because of an eruption of her face, neck, and hands, which was present for many years. At birth her hair was red and she had many "freckles." Her hair gradually became darker, and her "freckles" have increased in number. From her earliest recollection she has always protected herself from the sun, as any exposure will give her redness and increase the number of "freckles." There have been no changes of color in the urine and no pertinent systemic complaints.

Examination discloses a well-developed and well-nourished brown-eyed Negro woman with straight hair. The skin of the face is slightly thickened and shows areas of scaling. Scattered on her face, the V-area of the sternum, dorsa of hands, and forearms are lentigines. On the bridge . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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