A CASE REPORT OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS

Abstract

G. Someswar1, Ch. Rama Rao2, K. Hemanth Kumar3, Bhupal Reddy4, R. Prabhakar Rao5

ABSTRACT: Tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multiple hamartoma lesions distributed throughout the body, especially the skin, retina, kidney, heart, central nervous system & lung. 1 It is diagnosed based on ROACH criteria which includes atleast two major and one minor criteria, but our case have four major criteria which is very rare. Tuberous sclerosis associated with gene mutation of TSC1 (OR)TSC2 encoding hamartin & tuberin respectively. 2

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