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Multiple basal cell carcinomas of the face (arrows).
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A 35-year-old black female with type 1 oculocutaneous albinism and multiple basal cell carcinomas of the face (Figure 1) was referred for diagnosis and treatment of lesions of the vermilion borders of the lips (Figure 2), which were of six months duration.
Actinic cheilitis of the upper and lower lips. Incisional biopsies were taken from the areas marked as X and Y. The arrows show the extension of the lesions beyond the vermilion-cutaneous margins.
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A 35-year-old black female with type 1 oculocutaneous albinism and multiple basal cell carcinomas of the face (Figure 1) was referred for diagnosis and treatment of lesions of the vermilion borders of the lips (Figure 2), which were of six months duration. There were multiple irregular, rough, scaly macules on the vermilion borders of both the upper and lower lips, extending beyond the vermilion-cutaneous margins in places, and both lips were swollen and painful (Figure 2).
The lips 4 weeks after treatment.
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The healing was uneventful (Figure 3).