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  • Title: Peripapillar retinal hamartoma associated with tuberous sclerosis. Case report.
    Author: Hernández Pardines F, Núñez Márquez S, Fernández Montalvo L, Serra Verdú MC, Juárez Marroquí A.
    Journal: Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed); 2018 Mar; 93(3):151-154. PubMed ID: 28559053.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Tuberous sclerosis is a rare multisystemic disease with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. There are few documented cases in the literature of retinal hamartomas (astrocytomas) with aggressive progression in the context of this disease. CASE REPORT: A report is presented on a case of a 31 year-old male with unknown history of ophthalmic or systemic conditions, who referred to a history of 6 months of blurred vision in his right eye. This was caused by a unilateral retinal hamartoma due to an undiagnosed tuberous sclerosis. DISCUSSION: Multidisciplinary management, with the cooperation of Internal Medicine and the Oncology Department, is needed in these cases, as well as genetic counselling for affected patients. Complications are directly related to increased tumour size. Treatment does not seem to have any influence on the natural history of the disease.
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