Albinism history and symptoms
From Wikidoc - Reading time: 2 min
|
Albinism Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Albinism history and symptoms On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Albinism history and symptoms |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Albinism history and symptoms |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]
Overview[edit | edit source]
Patients may present both cutaneous and ocular findings. Cutaneous features include hypopigmented/ white hair, skin, and eyelashes. Ocular features include photophobia, decreased visual acuity, pink eyes, hypopigmentation of iris, and strabismus.
History[edit | edit source]
- Patients with albinism have positive familial history of as albinism is inherited by genetic mutation
- Patients with severe cutaneous findings can easier be diagnosed rather than those with only ocular albinism
- Comparing the cutaneous features of suspected patients with other family members is vital for the diagnosis[1]
Common Symptoms[edit | edit source]
- Cutaneous features include:[2][3]
- Ocular findings include:
- Photophobia
- Decreased visual acuity
- Pink eyes
- Hypopigmentation of iris
- Strabismus
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Albinism - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".
- ↑ King RA, Summers CG (1988). "Albinism". Dermatol Clin. 6 (2): 217–28. PMID 3288382.
- ↑ Witkop CJ (1979). "Albinism: hematologic-storage disease, susceptibility to skin cancer, and optic neuronal defects shared in all types of oculocutaneous and ocular albinism". Ala J Med Sci. 16 (4): 327–30. PMID 546241.
Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Albinism_history_and_symptoms63 views | Status: cached on October 06 2025 10:57:25↧ Download this article as ZWI file
EncycloReader
is supported by the 
KSF