Esclerosis tuberosa; mácula hipopigmentada
Esta área con menos pigmentación (hipopigmentación) se llama "mácula de hoja de ceniza" y se presenta junto con el trastorno hereditario conocido como esclerosis tuberosa. Otro hallazgo, la "hipopigmentación tipo confetti", se evidencia en forma de granos blancos alrededor de la mácula hipopigmentada.
Revision
Last reviewed 7/8/2012 by Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, FACMG, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Winston-Salem, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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