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Tuberous sclerosis chest x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: José Eduardo Riceto Loyola Junior, M.D.[2]

Overview

There are no typical x-ray findings associated with tuberous sclerosis, but patients may present with pneumothorax and/or chylous pleural effusions due if they develop lymphangioleiomyomatosis.[1]

Chest X-ray

There are no typical x-ray findings associated with tuberous sclerosis, but patients may present with pneumothorax and/or chylous pleural effusions due if they develop lymphangioleiomyomatosis.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Radiopaedia – tuberous sclerosis – available at: https://radiopaedia.org/articles/tuberous-sclerosis accessed at 06/15/2020

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