Tuberous sclerosis with rhabdomyoma |
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| Authors: | V Ajay Vikram Singhal Vardhelli Venkateshwarlu S M Rajesh |
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| Institution: | Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India |
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| Abstract: | Tuberous sclerosis is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by abnormalities of both the integument and central nervous system. We present a case of tuberous sclerosis with rhabdomyoma in the heart. This was a 1½-year-old female child with infantile spasms and rhabdomyoma in heart with mother having neurocutaneous markers of tuberous sclerosis. Magnetic resonance imaging brain and electroencephalography findings were consistent with diagnosis. |
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| Keywords: | Infantile spasms neurocutaneous rhabdomyoma |
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