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If you had xeroderma pigmentosum or cutaneous porphyrias, would you go nocturnal?

These are disorders that cause skin to burn in sunlight.
I was thinking it must be pretty awful but you could live at night.
It's almost romantic, not to trivialize the plight of those with these disorders.
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twiigss · M
So wait, what if you went outside wearing shoes, socks, pants, long sleeve shirt and a way to protect your entire head, would you be able to go out in the sunlight then?
exchrist · 36-40
@twiigss then you’d be a monk?
Matt85 · 36-40, M
@twiigss you'd need to be hermetically sealed i think
twiigss · M
@Matt85 ohhhh
twiigss · M
@exchrist 🤔 yes now that you mention it