title: A case of tuberous sclerosis complex that progressed to end-stage renal disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 31-year-old woman with tuberous sclerosis complex presented with a 1 week history of subjective fever, chills, rigors, poor appetite and dizziness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Physical examination, urine and blood analysis, CT of the abdomen, chest and brain, and chest X-ray.
  
  
  METHODS
  End-stage renal disease, septic shock and urinary tract infection secondary to huge bilateral angiomyolipomas of the kidney associated with tuberous sclerosis complex.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Antibiotic therapy, vasopressor treatment and bilateral nephrectomy, followed by hemodialysis while awaiting renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA. mohammad.sarraf@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarraf
authors.forename: Amirali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masoumi
authors.forename: Fernando J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Castro-Silva
authors.forename: Jeremy B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Shandra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Schrier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents