Dermatology case

Authors

  • Fernando Mota Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto
  • Susana Machado Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Dermatology Research Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Instituto de Ciências Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto
  • Manuela Selores Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Dermatology Research Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Porto; Instituto de Ciências Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto; Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine, Universidade do Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v26.i2.9768

Keywords:

Tuberous sclerosis, Shagreen patch, hypopigmented macules, angiofibromas

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis is an inherited neurocutaneous disorder characterized by pleomorphic features involving many organ systems, including the skin. The diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis is clinical. The most common cutaneous lesions are hypopigmented macules, also known as ash-leaf spots, which are usually elliptic in shape, angiofibromas, which typically involve the malar regions of the face, and shagreen patches, most commonly present over the lower trunk.
In the present case, the patient was referred to the dermatology department due to an atypical lesion with an uncommon location, revealing the importance of a whole body examination in patients with this disease.

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Author Biography

Fernando Mota, Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar do Porto

Dermatovenereologia

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Published

2017-07-24

How to Cite

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Mota F, Machado S, Selores M. Dermatology case. REVNEC [Internet]. 2017Jul.24 [cited 2024Apr.16];26(2):142-4. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/9768

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Imaging Cases

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