Tuberous sclerosis complex presenting as bilateral large renal angiomyolipomas

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Aug 8:2012:bcr2012006412. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006412.

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis is an inherited disorder that can present with seizures, mental retardation, cutaneous lesions and visceral hamartomas, but can be entirely asymptomatic. The disease occurs in 1:100 000 persons in all races with nearly equal distribution between the sexes. Tuberous sclerosis is often associated with renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs), which occur in up to 80% of these patients. Here we report a case of a patient who presented with bilateral large renal AMLs and was detected to have tuberous sclerosis complex.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Anemia / etiology
  • Angiomyolipoma / etiology*
  • Brain / pathology
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Kidney Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Male
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / complications*
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / etiology
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / pathology