2013
DOI: 10.1007/s12663-012-0399-x
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Von Recklinghausens Disease: A Series of Four Cases with Variable Expression

Abstract: Though neurofibromatosis type I (NFI) is a fairly common condition, it has a variable expressivity and penetrance. Here we present a series of cases with striking differences in the presentation especially in the oral cavity.

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“…Other skeletal abnormalities include short stature, relative macrocephaly, and a prominent forehead and brow. Nevertheless, 29 -45% of patients with NF1 have a head circumference greater than or equal to two standard deviations above the mean for sex and age (17,18). Skeletal abnormalies detected in our patients were: short stature, head bone structures showed marked osteoporosis, as well as osteosclerotic lesions; degenerative spinal arthropathic spondylotic changes with signs of diff use skeletal hyperostosis; pronounced degenerative changes in the lumbar spine.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 56%
“…Other skeletal abnormalities include short stature, relative macrocephaly, and a prominent forehead and brow. Nevertheless, 29 -45% of patients with NF1 have a head circumference greater than or equal to two standard deviations above the mean for sex and age (17,18). Skeletal abnormalies detected in our patients were: short stature, head bone structures showed marked osteoporosis, as well as osteosclerotic lesions; degenerative spinal arthropathic spondylotic changes with signs of diff use skeletal hyperostosis; pronounced degenerative changes in the lumbar spine.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 56%
“…Az esetek 60-70%-ában írtak le valamilyen oralis elváltozást [6][7][8]. Az egyik leggyakoribb a nyelven a fungiformis papillaris hyperplasia [7].…”
Section: A Midline Neurofibroma Clinically Manifested As a Mandibular...unclassified
“…Általában a fogváltás idején manifesztálódik, és diffúzan mindkét állcsontot érinti, mind buccalisan, mind oralisan [33,34]. Az irodalom szerint az NF1 oralis érintettsége magas [6][7][8], az ínymegnagyobbodás azonban igen ritka. Plexiform neurofibroma csupán az esetek 1-5%-ában fordul elő [9,10].…”
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