Tuberous sclerosis with increasing calcification in the brain during a 15-month period: a case report.
We report here a patient with tuberous sclerosis who, over a 15-month period, had markedly increasing brain calcification on CT (computed tomography). When first seen, the 2-month-old boy had a white spot on the right thigh. His mother, maternal uncles, grandfather and great-grandfather had not only white spot but also sebaceous adenoma. Infantile spasms were noted 2 days after birth. His first brain CT at 3 months of age showed a slightly higher than normal density area in the right occipital lobe. Subsequent CT scans at 6 and 18 months of age revealed progressively increasing density in this area (CT number above 60).
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics