Cutaneous photosensitivity-lethal colitis syndrome
ORPHA:2881· ICD-10 L57.8
Definition
A rare inflammatory bowel disease characterized by early cutaneous photosensitivity manifesting by sun-induced facial erythematous and vesicular lesions and severe recurrent colitis which lead to untreatable diarrhea. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1991.
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal