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Genodermatoses with Marked Photosensitivity

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Pediatric Dermatology

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Genodermatoses with a marked sun sensitivity are very rare diseases in which the photosensitivity is an early and constant symptom. The photosensitivity can be expressed by sun-induced rashes of the exposed skin areas within hours and days or by light-induced tumor formation within years or by both symptom complexes together.

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  1. Hautklinik der Fakultät für Klinische Medizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Postfach 23, D-6800, Mannheim, Germany

    E. G. Jung

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  1. Afdeling Huidziekten, Sint Radboudziekenhuis, Javastraat 104, NL-6524 MJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Rudolf Happle

  2. Clinique Dermatologique, 1, Place de l’Hôpital, F-67091, Strasbourg, France

    Edouard Grosshans

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Jung, E.G. (1987). Genodermatoses with Marked Photosensitivity. In: Happle, R., Grosshans, E. (eds) Pediatric Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71524-2_7

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