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Alternative Names:
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| Adenoma sebaceum
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Symptoms:
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- Ash leaf spots of skin, and less often, cafe-au-lait spots
- Shagreen spots of the skin, if present, likely on the back
- Red, highly vascular lumps on the face (adenoma sebaceum)
- Mental retardation
- Seizures
- Rough growths under or around fingernails and toenails
- Pitted dental enamel
- Kidney tumors
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Signs and tests:
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- Examination of the eyes may show retinal abnormalities, pale patches, mulberry tumor or phakoma or astrocytoma (tumor).
- There may be some indications of heart abnormalities including abnormal heart rhythm (electorcardiogram) or tumor (rhabdomyoma) on ultrasound.
- An MRI of the head demonstrates tumors or benign "tubers" in the brain.
- A CAT scan of the head may reveal calcium deposits in the brain.
- The mouth may show rubbery growths in tongue or gingiva.
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Ultrasound of kidney may show cysts, fatty benign tumors or serious tumors.
- Ultraviolet light examination of the skin may show ash leaf spots not visible in ordinary light.
- There may be a family history of the condition. Genetic testing for either of two genes that can cause this disease (TSC1 or 2) may be available.
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