Tuberous sclerosis differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: José Eduardo Riceto Loyola Junior, M.D.[2]
Overview
Differentiating Tuberous Sclerosis from other Diseases
Tuberous sclerosis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause myxoma or other benign tumors and/or seizures, such as:
- Sturge-Weber;
- Hypomelanosis of Ito;
- Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome;
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia;
- Seizures disorders.[1]
References
- ↑ NORD: National Organization for Rare Diseases – Tuberous Sclerosis – available at: https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/tuberous-sclerosis/#:~:text=Examples%20of%20such%20disorders%20include,be%20differentiated%20from%20tuberous%20sclerosis. accessed at 06/12/2020
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