Thursday, 15 October 2015

Neurocutaneous markers

Various Neurocutaneous markers that can be seen are
1. Cafe-au-lait spots
2. Lisch Nodules ( Slit lamp Examination)
3. Axillary and inguinal freckling
4. Cutaneous Neurofibramatosis
5. Facial Angiofibromas
6. Multiple Ungual Fibromas
7. Shagreen Patch
8. Adenoma Sebaceum
9. Hyper / Hypo melanotic macules
10. "Confetti" Skin Lesions ( Brightly colored lesions)
11. Randomly distributed enamil pits in deciduous or permanent teeth
12. Gingival fibromas
13. Ash - Leaf Spots
14. Facial angioma or portwine stain 
15. Hemangiomas over the spine
16. Dermal sinus
17. Hairy tuft over sacrum
18. Sacral dimples and pits

4 comments:

  1. What do they signify?
    I mean any kind of neural problem that can be spotted out through these cutaneous showings ?

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    1. they serves as signs for detecting diseases like tuberous sclerosis,neurofibramatosis etc

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  2. they serves as signs for detecting diseases like tuberous sclerosis,neurofibramatosis etc

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  3. they serves as signs for detecting diseases like tuberous sclerosis,neurofibramatosis etc

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