Xeroderma Pigmentosum

**Definition:** A rare, pigmentary, and atrophic autosomal recessive disease. It is manifested as an extreme photosensitivity to ULTRAVIOLET RAYS as the result of a deficiency in the enzyme that permits excisional repair of ultraviolet-damaged DNA.

**Tree numbers:** - C04.834.867 - C16.131.831.936 - C16.320.850.970 - C17.800.600.925 - C17.800.621.936 - C17.800.804.936 - C17.800.827.970 - C18.452.284.975

**Synonyms:** - Kaposi's Disease - Kaposi Disease