title: Proposal for management and dermoscopy follow-up of nevi in patients affected by oculocutaneous albinism type Ia.
abstract: Albino patients are at great risk for developing cutaneous neoplasms, including melanomas. In this paper we describe the dermatoscopic findings of nevi in two patients with oculocutaneous albinism type Ia (OCA-Ia) highlighting that they manifest a vascular pattern similar to that described for amelanotic melanoma. We propose managing these patients with dermoscopy, using the comparative approach, digital follow up (DFU), and reflectance confocal microscopy as a complementary tool for difficult cases.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peralta
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, School of Medicine, Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas "A. Lanari", University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Emilia Cohen
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Sabban
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcucci
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bollea Garlatti
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Deparment, School of Medicine, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gastón
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galimberti
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, School of Medicine, Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas "A. Lanari", University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Horacio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cabo
keywords: dermoscopy; digital follow-up; melanoma; nevi; oculocutaneous albinism; reflectance confocal microscopy