%0 Journal Article
%T Oculocutaneous albinism complicated with an ulcerated plaque
%A Belliappa Pemmanda Raju
%A Umashankar Nagaraju
%A Leena Raveendra
%A Vivekananda
%J Our Dermatology Online
%D 2013
%I Our Dermatology Online
%X A 32-year-old male with a history of albinism and farmer by occupation presented with an ulcerated plaque on the right wrist. The patient had light eyes, hair, and skin. Physical examination showed extensive photodamage. A skin biopsy specimen from the plaque revealed a well-differentiated squamous-cell carcinoma. Wide surgical excision was done. The most common types of oculocutaneous albinism (OCA), OCA 1 and OCA 2, are autosomal recessive disorders of pigmentation that commonly affect the skin, hair and eyes. Photodamage and skin cancers plague patients with albinism. Albinos face a myriad of social and medical issues. Importance of photoprotection, skin cancer surveillance and treatment has been stressed upon in this report.
%K albinism
%K photoprotection
%K melanin
%K squamous cell carcinoma
%U http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2013-2-17-oculocutaneous/