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Two siblings presented with chronic eczema, recurrent skin infection, red urine, and red-brown teeth. Wood’s light examination of urine and lab investigations proved the diagnosis of a rare photomutilating disorder.
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El-Darouti, M.A., Al-Ali, F.M. (2019). Photosensitivity with Brown Teeth. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21855-3_33
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