Abraham A. A. Osinubi (Dip.Th.; Dip. Comp. Sc.; M.B.,B.S.; B.Th.; M.Sc.; Ph.D.; FACE) is currently the Head of the Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos (CMUL), Lagos, Nigeria. He was the Head of Department and Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria(2008/2009). He was awarded the <more>

ALBINISM AND VITILIGO: DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM OR VITILIGO. THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT CONTAGIOUS. Albinism refers to a group of hereditary disorders that involve an abnormality in the synthesis or distribution of the skin pigment, melanin. In these individuals, there is little or no production of melanin. Vitiligo, on the other hand is an acquired pigmentary disorder of the skin and mucous membranes, and it is characterized by circumscribed depigmented macules and patches. In these individuals, previously pigmented areas of the body lose their pigmentation.Read More