Bloom's Syndrome

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Abstract
Bloom's syndrome is a genodermatosis characterized by a telangiectatic erythema of the face beginning in infancy, sensitivity to sunlight, small stature, and a low birth weight after a full-term gestation. A structural chromosome abnormality and an increased incidence of leukemia are associated. A classical example of this syndrome is presented in a patient who also exhibited low yA and γM levels in the serum. Bloom's syndrome is compared with four other syndromes that have some similarity to it: Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, Cockayne's syndrome, ataxiatelangiectasia, and dyskeratosis congenita. These syndromes may be unrelated or may represent variants of the same underlying condition.

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