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Posted On : 17 Jan 2008

How can I dignose neurofibromatosis?

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drleera lobo

following criteria:plexiform neurommas-axillary, cafe -au-lait spots, optic gliomas-lisch nodules

17 years ago

hesham

6or more cafe au latia spots
ingunal and axillary freckling
one or to plexiform mass
bone malformation scliosis plusating exphothjalmaus

17 years ago

muthu subramanian

CAFE AU LAIT SPOT MORE THAN 4,LEISH NODULES AFTER 4-5 YEARS,NEURO FIBROMAS,MACROCEPHALY,NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS LIKE SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION

17 years ago

pediatriconcall

Diagnostic criteria for NF-1 {The diagnostic criteria are met if 2 or more of the features listed are present.}
Six or more café au lait macules larger than 5 mm in greatest diameter in prepubertal individuals and those larger than 15 mm in greatest diameter in postpubertal individuals
Two or more neurofibromas of any type or 1 plexiform neurofibroma
Freckling in the axillary or inguinal regions
Optic glioma
Two or more Lisch nodules {iris hamartomas}
A distinctive osseous lesion, such as sphenoid dysplasia or thinning of the long bone cortex, with or without pseudoarthrosis
A first-degree relative with NF-1 according to the above criteria

Diagnosis criteria for NF-2 {The criteria are met if condition 1 or 2 is present.}

Bilateral masses of the eighth cranial nerve seen with appropriate imaging techniques {eg, CT, MRI}

A first-degree relative with NF-2 and either {a} a unilateral mass of the eighth cranial nerve or {b} 2 of the following: neurofibroma, meningioma, glioma, schwannoma, or juvenile posterior subcapsular opacity

17 years ago

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