Otorhinolaryngological aspects of Xeroderma pigmentosum.

OBJECTIVE

to evaluate the probable presence of otorhinolaryngological pathology accompanied by head and neck region skin findings in patients with Xeroderma pigmentosum.

METHODS

a total of 19 patients with Xeroderma pigmentosum were investigated for otorhinolaryngological findings. The patients gave their anamnesis and underwent physical examination, audiological tests and endoscopic examination.

RESULTS

various malignancies developed in 14 patients on the sun-exposed areas of the head and neck region. Multiple malignancies were found in six of them. There was no other pathological condition secondary to this rare clinical entity.

CONCLUSION

Xeroderma pigmentosum causes skin lesions. Some otolaryngological findings such as rhinitis, sinusitis etc. were thought to be coincidental.