Bourneville disease
Tuberous sclerosis is also known as tuberous cerebral sclerosis and Bourneville disease. This disease can be classified as a neurocutaneous syndrome (also known as nevus hamartoma), which is caused by abnormal development of ectodermal organs. The lesions involve the nervous system, skin and eyes, and can also affect mesodermal and endodermal organs such as the heart, lungs, bones, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract. The clinical features are facial sebaceous adenoma, epileptic seizures and mental retardation.
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Site of disease:
Skin whole body -
Infectious :
Not contagious -
Frequent population:
Childhood onset, more common in boys than girls -
Related symptoms:
Papules Leaf-shaped depigmented macules Retinal hemorrhage Mental impairment Epilepsy and epileptic seizures -
Concurrent disease: