The Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized mainly by mental retardation, epilepsy and adenoma sebasemia triad.All triads can be detected in only one third of the patients.Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a hamartomatosis that mainly carries the central nervous system, skin, retina, kidney and heart.Pathologies associated with renal involvement in patients with tuberous sclerosis; angiomyolipomas (70-80%), renal cysts (20%) and very rarely cancers.The most common neurological finding is epileptic seizures.In this article, we present a case report of a patient who applied to dermatological clinic with acne complaints and diagnosed as a tuberous sclerosis complex with skin findings, cortical tuber and angiomyolipoma in addition to radiological examinations.