We were pleased to have a visit from a special patient recently.. a little boy with oculo-cutaneous albinism, a condition where the pigment cells of the skin and iris are not working well and the skin and hair are therefore very pale. This can cause a risk of sunburn and potentially malignant melanoma, and the children with this condition may have visual problems. Happily this youngster is doing quite well and his parents are grateful to Kisiizi where medical students have helped by bringing out high factor suncreams for him.
The condition may be socially very challenging for the family and child as there are various traditional superstitious beliefs surrounding this condition but we were pleased to see them coping better now after a lot of counselling support initially.
The condition may be socially very challenging for the family and child as there are various traditional superstitious beliefs surrounding this condition but we were pleased to see them coping better now after a lot of counselling support initially.
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