A fortuitous discovery of a neurofibroma in a female patient with type 1 neurofibromatosis: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous condition with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. This congenital disease is characterized by a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and degree of severity. This case report describes a female patient in her early 20s who presented with a complaint of lumbosciatica-like pain evolving for several months. The condition initially escaped the attention of clinicians until a lumbar computed tomography scan and spinal magnetic resonance imaging were performed. The patient was then transferred to the general surgery department, where a clinical diagnosis of NF1 was established. The clinical manifestations were specific for this disease, including café-au-lait macules, plexiform neurofibroma, and a history of neurofibromatosis in he

SUBMITTER: Harrabi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9751173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature