Research Article
A Histopathological Study of Skin Lesions in Individuals with Oculocutaneous Albinism in Togo in 2019
Table 1
Histological diagnosis in PWA in Togo in 2019.
| | Histological diagnostics | Number | (%) |
| | Basal cell carcinomas | 31 | 26.9 | | Squamous cell carcinomas (in situ and invasive) | 23 | 20.0 | | Keratosis | 20 | 17.3 | | Cysts (epidermal, synovial, and sebaceous) | 7 | 6.1 | | Hamartomes (folliculo-sebaceous, verruca sebaceous, and angiocrine) | 6 | 5.2 | | Nodular folliculitis | 6 | 5.2 | | Benign squamous papillomas | 6 | 5.2 | | Hyperplastic fleshy buds | 4 | 3.5 | | Lipomes | 2 | 1.7 | | Plantar wart | 1 | 0.9 | | Psoriasis | 1 | 0.9 | | Supposedly benign round cell tumour | 1 | 0.9 | | Ulcerated benign lobular hemangioma | 1 | 0.9 | | Boil | 1 | 0.9 | | Nonspecific skin ulceration | 1 | 0.9 | | Histological diagnosis uncertain | 4 | 3.5 | | Total | 115 | 100 |
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Actinic (2); benign (14); HPV/wart (4). |
