Open AccessForehead plaque: A cutaneous marker of CNS involvement in tuberous sclerosis
Author(s) -
G Raghu Rama Rao,
Pv. Krishna Rao,
K. Gopal,
Y Hari Kishan Kumar,
B Ramachandra
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.38403
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , forehead , subependymal zone , medicine , pathology , central nervous system , skull , subependymal giant cell astrocytoma , multiple sclerosis , anatomy , glioma , astrocytoma , cancer research , psychiatry
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurocutaneous genodermatosis characterized by hamartoma formation in multiple organs. There are no definite cutaneous markers suggestive of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in TSC.