Diagnosis: Shagreen plaque
Description: Knobby skin.
Morphology: Plaque
Site: Back
Sex: M
Age: 16
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Nameer Al-Sudany
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
Among other cutaneous features of tuberous sclerosis, this patient had a connective tissue nevus (collagenoma) or which is more commonly known as a shagreen plaque or patch on the lumbosacral region. The lesion appeared few years after birth and presented as elevated, soft to firm skin-colored plaque several centimeters in diameter.