Tuberous Sclerosis: eMedicine Dermatology

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Tuberous Sclerosis: eMedicine Dermatology

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Overview: Tuberous sclerosis is a genetic disorder affecting cellular differentiation and proliferation, which results in hamartoma formation in many organs (eg, skin, brain, eye, kidney, heart). Von Recklinghausen first described tuberous sclerosis in 1862. Bourneville coined the ...

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Tags: Heart, Dermatology, Skin, Genetic, Kidney Health, Urinary System, Disease and Condition

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Most Recently Shared on April 21, 2010 at 11:21 pm By:

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Tuberous sclerosis is a group of 2 genetic disorders affecting the skin, brain/nervous system, kidneys & heart. http://bit.ly/aLyAnb

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Tuberous Sclerosis: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: In 1880, Bourneville first described the cerebral manifestations of this disorder, applying the term sclerose tubereuse to indicate the superficial resemblance of the lesions to a potato. In 1908 Vogt set forth the triad of intractable ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Dermatofibrosis Lenticularis (Buschke-Ollendorf Syndrome): eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder of connective tissue. It is inherited as a pleiotropic autosomal dominant trait with incomplete penetrance. This condition was described for the first in 1902 and was termed scleroderma adultorum ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 21, 2010 at 7:42 pm By:

SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate

Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder of connective tissue. Learn more about this rare syndrome. http://bit.ly/bzdALf

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Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), also known as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD), is a disease of fibrosis of the skin and internal organs reminiscent but distinct from scleroderma or scleromyxedema. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis always occurs (with the ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2010 at 10:04 pm By:

SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a disease of fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Learn more about the cause. http://bit.ly/aPvnLS

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Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Mixed connective-tissue disease (MCTD) is a disorder with features of systemic sclerosis (SSc), lupus erythematosus, and polymyositis. U1-ribonucleoprotein (RNP) antibodies are a specific marker of the disease. MCTD is considered a distinct syndrome and should not ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Mixed connective-tissue disease combines elements from other connective tissue diseases. Learn more about it. http://bit.ly/aXtiTy

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Systemic Sclerosis: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic connective tissue disease. Characteristics of systemic sclerosis include essential vasomotor disturbances; fibrosis; subsequent atrophy of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscles, and internal organs (eg, alimentary tract, lungs, heart, kidney, CNS); ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Systemic sclerosis is a condition that causes hardening and scaring of the skin. Learn about the causes. http://bit.ly/aEiWaE

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Hypomelanosis of Ito: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hypomelanosis of Ito (HI) syndrome is characterized by the presence of whirled hypochromic skin lesions often associated with systemic manifestations. Ito first introduced the syndrome 1951.1 In 1967, Hamada et al confirmed the association between ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Hypomelanosis of Ito is the 3rd most common neurocutaneous disease behind just neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis http://bit.ly/aCajxv

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