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  • Title: Genital angiofibromas in tuberous sclerosis: two cases.
    Author: Nico MM, Ito LM, Valente NY.
    Journal: J Dermatol; 1999 Feb; 26(2):111-4. PubMed ID: 10091481.
    Abstract:
    Cutaneous lesions are an important feature of tuberous sclerosis (TS). Facial angiofibromas usually begin to appear at the end of the first decade of life and are considered to occur in about 88% of adults with TS. They are only rarely reported on sites other than the face or front. In this paper, we report two patients with the complete syndrome of TS that had, in addition to classic facial lesions, multiple papules on the genital area. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of angiofibroma. One patient's lesions were misdiagnosed as genital warts and were so being treated before the correct diagnosis was made. Although we don't know the incidence of genital angiofibromas in TS patients, we believe that they might be underreported, because dermatologists generally don't look for them when they see these patients.
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