biostudies-literatureUnknown50(12)Harrabi FNeurofibromatosis 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 heThe Journal of international medical research3000605221139716https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9751173biostudies-literatureA fortuitous discovery of a neurofibroma in a female patient with type 1 neurofibromatosis: a case report.PMC9751173Harrabi FMethnani JAbdelkader MAmine SMHoussem AMehdi BLAli BAMohamed BMfalseA fortuitous discovery of a neurofibroma in a female patient with type 1 neurofibromatosis: a case report.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 he2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2026-05-28T20:55:59.43Z2024-10-18T02:23:20.758ZS-EPMC97511733651044710.1177/03000605221139716