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==History & Symptoms== | |||
*Neurofibromatosis 1 is the commonest neurocutaneous autosomal dominant disorder with full penetrance, although expression may not be complete by the age of five years. <ref name="pmid25867571">{{cite journal| author=Maharaj A, Singh VR, Lalchan SA| title=Lisch and the Importance of His Nodules. | journal=West Indian Med J | year= 2014 | volume= 63 | issue= 7 | pages= 799-802 | pmid=25867571 | doi=10.7727/wimj.2013.323 | pmc=4668970 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25867571 }} </ref> | |||
*Lisch nodules, however, are predominantly visible in children usually after the age of six years. | |||
*It is important to appreciate that their absence before this age does not pre-empt the diagnosis. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:39, 10 June 2019
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Swathi Venkatesan, M.B.B.S.[2]
History & Symptoms
- Neurofibromatosis 1 is the commonest neurocutaneous autosomal dominant disorder with full penetrance, although expression may not be complete by the age of five years. [1]
- Lisch nodules, however, are predominantly visible in children usually after the age of six years.
- It is important to appreciate that their absence before this age does not pre-empt the diagnosis.
References
- ↑ Maharaj A, Singh VR, Lalchan SA (2014). "Lisch and the Importance of His Nodules". West Indian Med J. 63 (7): 799–802. doi:10.7727/wimj.2013.323. PMC 4668970. PMID 25867571.