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Updated: Feb 17, 2009
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![]() | Media file 1: Facial angiofibroma, previously termed adenoma sebaceum, in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). |
![]() | Media file 3: Ash-leaf spots are hypomelanotic lesions that are observed more easily with the use of a Wood lamp. |
![]() | Media file 4: A shagreen patch is a connective tissue hamartoma with a leathery texture and is found most commonly in the lower back region. |
![]() | Media file 5: Confetti skin lesions are hypomelanotic lesions that cluster and appear reticulated. |
![]() | Media file 6: MRI in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) demonstrates the presence of a tuber and subependymal nodules. |
![]() | Media file 7: Periungual fibroma on the thumb of a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). |
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Keywords
tuberous sclerosis, tuberous sclerosis complex, TSC, Bourneville disease, neurocutaneous disease, mental retardation, epilepsy, facial angiofibromas, cortical tubers, subependymal nodules, SEN, subependymal giant cell astrocytomas, SEGA, hypomelanotic lesions, Fitzpatrick patches, ash-leaf spots, cardiac rhabdomyomas, renal angiomyolipomas, hamartomas, confetti lesions, shagreen patches, fibrous plaques, periungual fibromas, renal cysts, angiomyolipomas, spontaneous pneumothorax, cor pulmonale, phalangeal cysts, status epilepticus, bronchopneumonia
autism, pervasive developmental disorder, PDD, outflow obstruction, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, polycystic kidney disease, PKD, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, LAM, pulmonary cysts, phalangeal cysts, sclerotic lesions, hydrocephalus, sleep disorder, hyperactivity, schizophrenia, cafe au lait spots














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