xeroderma disease - Health Topics
Medical Xpress: Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: News and Research on Xeroderma Pigmentosum Nature: Translocation mechanism of xeroderma pigmentosum group D protein on single-stranded DNA and genetic disease etiology Translocation mechanism of xeroderma pigmentosum group D protein on single-stranded DNA and genetic disease etiology Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare and devastating genetic disorder characterized by an inability to repair skin damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) light. As a result, patients with XP develop skin ... Nature: TFIIH-p52∆C defines a ninth xeroderma pigmentosum complementation-group XP-J and restores TFIIH stability to p8-defective trichothiodystrophy TFIIH-p52∆C defines a ninth xeroderma pigmentosum complementation-group XP-J and restores TFIIH stability to p8-defective trichothiodystrophy The medical term for dry skin is xeroderma (pronounced “ze-ROW-derm-ah”).
Understanding the Context
Xerosis (pronounced “ze-ROW-sis”) is severely dry skin. Dry skin feels like rough patches of your skin that can flake or look scaly. If your skin is dry, it may or may not be itchy (pruritis). Severe dry skin may crack and bleed.
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Dry skin is also called xerosis, xeroderma or asteatosis (lack of fat). Who gets dry skin? Both males and females of all ages can be affected. There is some racial variability in water and lipid content of the skin. Dry skin that starts in early childhood may be one of about 20 types of ichthyosis (fish- scale skin).