Abstract

POZO ALONSO, Desi et al. Radiologic case presentation: Tuberous sclerosis. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2010, vol.9, suppl.5, pp. 673-679. ISSN 1729-519X.

A 27 year old woman was given to the emergency department with mild, acute onset of right side abdominal pain. Clinical examination revealed firm masses bilaterally occupying almost the entire abdomen. Because the presence of bilateral angiomyolipomas, subependymal tuberous and adenoma sebaceum of the skin the patient was diagnosed as having a case of tuberous sclerosis . TS is a neurocutaneous disease characterized by hamartomatous changes in the lungs, brain, kidneys, skin, heart and others organs. The diagnostic criteria consisted of a set of major and minor diagnostic features. The imagenology plays a very important role.

Keywords : Tuberous sclerosis; bilateral angiomyolipomas; subependymal tubers.

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