Question
Given below is the fundus finding of a systemic disease.What is the most common organ involved in this disease
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Skin
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Brain
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Liver
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Lung
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Correct Answer � B
Explanation
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Answer B) Brain
• It is a picture of retinal astrocytoma. It is seen in Tuberous sclerosis.
• Tuberous sclerosis (Bourneville disease). It is characterised by a classic diagnostic triad of adenoma sebaceum, mental retardation and epilepsy associated with hamartomas of the brain, retina and viscera.
• The name tuberous sclerosis is derived from the potato-like appearance of the tumours in the cerebrum and other organs.
• Two types of hamartomas found in the retina are: (1) relatively flat and soft appearing white or grey lesions usually seen in the posterior pole; and (2) large nodular tumours having predilection for the region of the optic disc
