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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Tuberous sclerosis

Tuberous sclerosis

Category(ies): External Eye Disease
Contributor: Andrew Doan, MD, PhD

Tuberous sclerosis butterfly pattern
Adenoma sebaceum: yellow-red papules in butterfly pattern on the face. Other systemic lesions: Subungual angiofibromas, ash-leaf sign, renal angiomyolipoma, cardiac rhabdomyoma, pleural cysts,cystic bone lesions, hamartomas of the liver, thyroid,pancreas, and/or testes.
 Astrocytic harmartoma: white, semitransparent, mulberry-appearing tumor of retina or ON. Calcification with age. Occurs in the CNS.
Fundus Photo Astrocytic harmartoma: white, semitransparent, mulberry-appearing tumor of retina or ON. Calcification with age. Occurs in the CNS.
Fundus close up Astrocytic harmartoma: white, semitransparent, mulberry-appearing tumor of retina or ON. Calcification with age. Occurs in the CNS.
Fundus Photo Closeup Astrocytic harmartoma: white, semitransparent, mulberry-appearing tumor of retina or ON. Calcification with age. Occurs in the CNS.
Patient had PRP laser to destroy macular lesions.
Retinal astrocytomas usually require no treatment, unless small non-calcified, parafoveal retinal astrocytic hamartomas cause macular retinal detachment. Patient had PRP laser to destroy macular lesions.