[Clinical findings in 67 patients with tuberous sclerosis].
BACKGROUND
Tuberous sclerosis is an uncommon neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by the appearance of hamartomas in multiple organs. Diagnosis is based on clinical criteria. OBJECTIVE. To report the clinical findings in a series of 67 patients with tuberous sclerosis.


METHODS
This was a descriptive and observational retrospective study of patients with tuberous sclerosis referred to our dermatology clinics between January 1994 and March 2007.


RESULTS
All patients presented neurological or dermatological disorders. Other disorders, in descending frequency, were psychiatric (55.5%), renal (32.8%), cardiac (22.4%), skeletal and pulmonary (13.4%), and ophthalmological (11.9%).


CONCLUSIONS
We report the clinical findings in a series of patients with tuberous sclerosis. According to our literature search, this is the first such study in the Spanish population. Overall, our findings support those already published.
Fernández-Guarino
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Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España. montsefdez@msn.com
Boixeda
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Anaya
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Belmar
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Jaén
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult