The Association of Albinism with Pseudohemophilia

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Abstract
Although albinism occurs occasionally with other congenital anomalies and conditions related to the absence of pigmentation, it has not been associated regularly with other diseases. This paper presents the fourth reported case of albinism in association with pseudohemophilia. The patient, a fifty-three-year-old albino female, was found to have pseudohemophilia at the time of hospitalization for surgical removal of a granulosatheca cell ovarian tumor. She had had a history of occasional excessive bleeding during minor surgical procedures. Hematologic studies revealed a prolonged bleeding time and slight reduction in prothrombin consumption. Clotting time, platelet count, examination of the bone marrow, hemoglobin, white blood cell count and differential, prothrombin time, tourniquet test, anti-hemophilic globulin, and other plasma factors were all normal. The possible genetic significance of the concurrence of albinism and pseudohemophilis is discussed.

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