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Tuberous sclerosis — A multi system disease

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Tuberous sclerosis is a genetic disease with autosomal dominant inheritance, associated with hamartomata in several organs and various skin findings. A case of a ten year old boy is presented here to highlight the multisystem involvement in tuberous sclerosis. The child had seizures, facial papular naevi and periungual fibromas. MRI revealed cortical tubers, white matter lesions and subependymal nodules. Orbital ultrasound showed retinal hamartoma on the left side. Ultrasound of the abdomen revealed a soft tissue mass at the upper pole of left kidney with a small cyst in right kidney.

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  1. Nijjar Scan and Diagnostic Centre, 51/1, Court Road, Amritsar, 143001, Punjab, India

    Vijinder Arora, Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Jatinderpal Singh & P. S. Sandhu

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Arora, V., Nijjar, I.S., Singh, J. et al. Tuberous sclerosis — A multi system disease. Indian J Pediatr 75, 77–79 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-008-0012-y

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