John James Pringle

He never fully recovered and, whilst on a trip intended to improve his health, he died at Christchurch, New Zealand.

In 1890 he reported in detail the case of a 25-year-old woman, who was not "particularly bright intellectually" and had presented with both skin and digestive complaints.

[citation needed] Pringle adopted the term "adenoma sebaceum" from Félix Balzer's phrase "adénomes sébacés".

[citation needed] Several years later, physicians would recognize that the combination of adenoma sebaceum, epilepsy and learning disability was diagnostic for tuberous sclerosis.

Although Pringle's report does not mention epilepsy, most of the patients are of limited intelligence, and these cases are regarded as early accounts of tuberous sclerosis.