Case of Tuberous Sclerosis with Pulmonary Involvement

Authors: ARZU BALKAN, CANTÜRK TAŞCI, CARL R. FUHRMAN

Abstract: Tuberous sclerosis is a rare genetic disorder. The diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis requires the presence of two major or one major and two minor features. Pulmonary involvement has been reported to occur in less than 1% in patients and carries a poor prognosis. We present a female tuberous sclerosis patient with pulmonary involvement, evaluated for a positive PPD reaction.

Keywords: Tuberous sclerosis, pulmonary involvement, LAM, kidney, radiology

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