title: White epidermal nevi at birth in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
abstract: We report a neonate who presented at birth with multiple, scattered, white macerated plaques. Punch biopsy confirmed epidermal nevi. At 3 months of age the patient presented with infantile spasms and, after full evaluation, was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). We suggest that physicians consider TSC in a neonate with epidermal nevi inconsistent with any described epidermal nevus syndrome.
authors.affiliation: San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Amanda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Elam
authors.forename: Patrick E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: McCleskey
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009506:Nevus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*