| dc.contributor.author | Butt, Fawzia MA | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moshi, Jeremiah R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Owibingire, Sira | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chindia, Mark L | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-25T06:32:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-25T06:32:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-10 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Volume 38, Issue 7, October 2010, Pages 534–537 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010518210000296 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/39364 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20346687 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Xeroderma pigmentosa (XP) is a condition inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is characterized by photosensitivity, pigmentary changes, premature skin ageing and malignant tumour development resulting from the defect in DNA repair. The management of complications of XP, especially orofacial tumours entails an enormous surgical challenge to the clinicians. We present five cases of XP. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.subject | xeroderma pigmentosum;squamous cell carcinoma;skin hyperpigmentation;photophobia | en |
| dc.title | Xeroderma pigmentosum: a review and case series | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Oral surgery and Pathology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-es-salaam | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi | en |
