On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember cutaneous and systemic manifestations of tuberous sclerosis (also known as Bourneville syndrome or epiloia) with the following mnemonic:
FASTT KARRRMA
Forehead plaque
Angiofibromas
Shagreen patches
Tubers, cortical Tonic-clonic seizures
Koenan tumor
Ash leaf macules
Renal angiomyolipomas
Retinal hamartomas
Rhabdomyomas
Mental retardation (MR)
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Study More!
Need a refresher on Tuberous sclerosis? Check out the following pages of your 2019 Derm In-Review Study Guide:
Tuberous sclerosis, 222, 231, 247, 248, 249
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Test your knowledge!
A 6-year-old boy presents with the facial papules seen here. What physical finding is the earliest seen in the syndrome associated with this condition?
A. Ash-leaf hypopigmented macule
B. Retinal hamartoma
C. Lymphangiomyomatosis
D. Periungual fibromas
E. Bulbar telangiectasias
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