[Spontaneous rupture of the flexor tendon of the hand disclosing the presence of Recklinghausen's disease].
Seemingly spontaneous subcutaneous ruptures of the flexor tendons of the hand are not frequently encountered. The case studied is that of a young man whose deep flexor tendon of the third finger snapped during a slight effort. The histological and immunohistochemical analysis led to the conclusion that there was localization of an intra-tendinous neurofibroma, which would seem to be a so-far undescribed phenomenon. The patient presented neurofibromas elsewhere and had pigmented spots on the body, which enabled Von Recklinghausen's disease to be diagnosed.
Arkwright
S
S
Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Boucicaut, Paris.
Leps
P
P
Ebelin
M
M
Vilde
F
F
Lemerle
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology*
Rupture spontanée d'un tendon fléchisseur de la main révélatrice d'une localisation de la maladie de Recklinghausen.