Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
A Paediatric Case of Unilateral Ptosis Caused by Palpebral Angiofibroma Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024), Case reports
Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024)

A Paediatric Case of Unilateral Ptosis Caused by Palpebral Angiofibroma Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

Case reports
Published 2024-07-12
Laura Martens
Ophthalmology department, University Hospitals Leuven
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9468-8085
Ingele Casteels
Ophthalmology department, University Hospitals Leuven
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2335-1845
Julie Lambert
Ophthalmology department, University Hospitals Leuven
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7385-3731
Liesbeth De Waele
Ophthalmology department, University Hospitals Leuven
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-575X
Catherine Cassiman
Ophthalmology department, University Hospitals Leuven
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5436-6353
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Keywords

Tuberous sclerosis
Angiofibroma
Orbit
Conjunctiva
Magnetic resonance imaging
Child

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Martens, L., Casteels, I., Lambert, J., De Waele, L., & Cassiman, C. (2024). A Paediatric Case of Unilateral Ptosis Caused by Palpebral Angiofibroma Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 26(2), 154–155. Retrieved from http://belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/300
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Abstract

We present an eight-year-old patient, followed up since birth because of unilateral ptosis of unknown etiology, who was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) following epileptic seizures. Earlier recognition of the palpebral angiofibroma with associated ptosis could have accelerated this diagnosis. The extensive phenotypic variability makes TSC a challenging diagnosis.

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