812 CASE AND RESEARCH LETTERS Poliosis and Status Epilepticus as the Presentation of Tuberous Sclerosis

in an Infant Poliosis y estatus epiléptico en un lactante como presentación de esclerosis tuberosa To t he Edit or: Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance and a high penetrance. It is characterized by the appearance of hamartomatous lesions in several organs,1 and the most usual clinical signs of this disease are skin lesions, epilepsy, learning difficulties,2 and behavioral disorders. We report the case of a 51-day-old infant, born at term of nonconsanguineous healthy parents after an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery, who was seen in the pediatric emergency department due to persistent convulsive seizures that had lasted 3 days. Physical examination revealed th