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Xeroderma pigmentosum is a rare recessive autosomal disease, which is characterised by photosensitivity and pigmentation anomalies with sunlight exposure resulting from a defect in the DNA repair mechanism. Surgical excision of the lesions followed by full-face chemical peeling and dermabrasion was accomplished in the same operative session in 11 patients. This treatment protocol is thought to provide effective prophylaxis against malignant degeneration.
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Akan, İ., Özdemir, R., Sungur, N. et al. Combined treatment of xeroderma pigmentosum with full-face chemical peeling and dermabrasion. Eur J Plast Surg 24, 243–246 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002380100282
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002380100282