Affected people develop increasing disfigurement following any intermittent exposure to sunlight. Genetic counseling is recommended for prospective parents with a family history of xeroderma pigmentosa. Children with this condition require total protection from sunlight. In addition, light coming through window glass and light from fluorescent bulbs is also dangerous. When some sunlight exposure cannot be avoided, protective clothing should cover most of the skin surface.
Most affected people die of malignancy before adulthood.
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