Open AccessMultiple Neurofibromas with Hypertrichosis in a Filipino Patient with Neurofibromatosis 1
Author(s) -
Leah Antoinette M. Caro-Chang,
Maria Franchesca S. Quinio,
Georgina C. Pastorfide
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta medica philippina/acta medica philippina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2094-9278
pISSN - 0001-6071
DOI - 10.47895/amp.v53i2.196
Subject(s) - hypertrichosis , neurofibromatosis , medicine , neurofibroma , dermatology , neurofibromatosis type i , pathology
This is a case of an 11-year-old male who presented with multiple neurofibromas with hypertrichosis. Classic cutaneous neurofibromas, café-au-lait macules, axillary freckling, Lisch nodules, and scoliosis were also present fulfilling a diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 1. This is the first report of multiple neurofibromas with hypertrichosis in the Philippines. Hypertrichosis overlying a neurofibroma is rarely reported and the mechanism remains to be elucidated.