neurofibromatoses/melasma

The case of 38-year-old woman bearer of a congenital giant naevus "en pélerine" with numerous neurofibromas and other satellite naevi was reported: the patient was afflicted by spastic tetraparesis, more pronounced on the right side. MRIscan of the spine revealed the presence of a cervical spinal

With an occurrence of approximately 1 in 3000 births, von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (NF) is one of the most common inherited human disorders. NF is considered a neurocristopathy, a disorder of neural crest derived cells. One of the complications of NF is the development of neural crest

OBJECTIVE To describe a case of conjunctival malignant melanoma (MM) arising from primary acquired melanosis in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). METHODS Case report and literature review. RESULTS A 66-year-old woman with a history of NF-1 presented with extensive pigmentation of the

A study of palmar dermatoglyphics in genodermatoses was conducted in 219 probands and 100 control subjects by standard ink and roller method, during the period 1977-81 at Government General Hospital, Madras. A study of palmar dermatoglyphics in 20 probands with definite clinical and

The most characteristic lesions of neurofibromatosis are the extremely large plexiform neurofibromas involving an entire extremity, which give rise to the condition known as elephantiasis neuromatosa. In this article, we present a patient who was diagnosed as elephantiasis neuromatosa with Becker's

The dentist is in a strategic position to evaluate early color changes of the head and neck. Certain oral and perioral changes of pigmentation are amenable to early diagnosis. Systemically acquired generalized melanoses and nonmelanotic color changes should be periodically reviewed by all examining

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymatous neoplasms of the human digestive tract. They locate preferentially in stomach, duodenum or small bowel. Usually sporadic, familial cases unrelated to neurofibromatosis may be due to germline mutations in KIT or PDGFRA. We