Tuberous Sclerosis Flashcards
1
Q
What is tuberous sclerosis?
A
An autosomal dominant condition which causes growth of benign tumours
2
Q
How does tuberous sclerosis present?
A
- Depigmented ‘ash leaf’ spots
- Shagreen patches: Roughened patches of skin over lumbar spine
- Adenoma sebaceum: butterfly distribution over nose
- Subungual Fibromatas beneath nails
- Developmental delay
- Epilepsy
- Retinal haematomas
