TY - JOUR AU - Ghazi, Muhammad Ahmad AU - Maqsood, Amna AU - Akram, Yasir AU - Cheema, Muhammad Arshad PY - 2016/05/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Xeroderma Pigmentosum JF - Annals of King Edward Medical University JA - Annals KEMU VL - 11 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.21649/akemu.v11i4.1122 UR - https://annalskemu.org/journal/index.php/annals/article/view/1122 SP - AB - <p>Xeroderma pigmentosum comprises of a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive hereditary diseases, which are characterized by a number of clinical characteristics and abnormal DNA repair mechanism. These patients are prone to multiple cutaneous malignancies at an early stage in life. We present 2 cases of xeoderma pigmentosum with malignant melanoma and conclude that such cases must be identified at an early stage and properly educated to protect themselves from malignancies.</p> ER -