Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis happens. It is abbreviated as NF.
It comes in two flavours:
- NF1 (peripheral).
- NF2 (central).
NF1
Features (need 2/7 to diagnose):[1]
- Two or more neurofibromas or one plexiform neurofibroma.
- Café-au-lait spots.
- Freckles in axilla or inguinal area.
- Optic nerve glioma.
- Iris hamartomas (Lisch nodules).
- Sphenoid dysplasia or typical long-bone abnormalities (e.g. bowing).
- First-degree relative with NF1.
NF2
Features (need 1/3 to diagnose):[2]
- Bilateral CNVIII masses on imaging.
- Unilateral CNVIII mass + first-degree relative with NF2.
- First-degree relative with NF2 and 2/4 of the following:
- Meningioma.
- Glioma.
- Schwannoma.
- Juvenile cataract.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177266-overview. Accessed on: 3 May 2010.
- ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1178283-overview. Accessed on: 3 May 2010.