title: Tuberous sclerosis--rare presentation as pneumothorax.
abstract: Pulmonary disease is a rare manifestation of Tuberous Sclerosis. We report a case where the patient presented with seizures, shortness of breath, popular lesions on the face and warty growths over the skin. She was intubated and the lung expanded on the 7th day after a longstanding pneumothorax of 3 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. nsrmzy@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nisar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.forename: Samad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wazir
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yousaf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*