Segmental neurofibromatosis

Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2014 Dec;31(6):410-2. doi: 10.5114/pdia.2014.40942. Epub 2014 Dec 3.

Abstract

Segmental neurofibromatosis or type V neurofibromatosis is a rare genodermatosis characterized by neurofibromas, café-au-lait spots and neurofibromas limited to a circumscribed body region. The disease may be associated with systemic involvement and malignancies. The disorder has not been reported yet in the Polish medical literature. A 63-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 20-year history of multiple, flesh colored, dome-shaped, soft to firm nodules situated in the right lumbar region. A histopathologic evaluation of three excised tumors revealed neurofibromas. No neurological and ophthalmologic symptoms of neurofibromatosis were diagnosed.

Keywords: mosaic-localized neurofibromatosis type 1; segmental neurofibromatosis; type V neurofibromatosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports