Symptomatic kidney involvement in a child with tuberous sclerosis

Turk J Pediatr. 2004 Jan-Mar;46(1):76-8.

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis complex is an autosomal dominant disorder of cellular proliferation and differentiation with variable penetrance and a high spontaneous mutation rate that affects multiple organs, including the kidney. Kidney involvement is commonly asymptomatic and bilateral, and rare in childhood, especially under 10 years. Herein, we report a case of unilateral renal angiomyolipoma in a nine-year-old girl with tuberous sclerosis who had symptoms of pain and macroscopic hematuria.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiomyolipoma / complications*
  • Angiomyolipoma / diagnosis
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / complications*
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / diagnosis