Neurofibromatosis.
Since first so named in 1882, von Recklinghausen's disease has been reported to have a wide variety of associated defects, including the more common intracranial and extracranial neuromas and the less common intracerebral tumors and large artery ectasias, aneurysms, and spontaneous fistulas, in addition to a variety of small vessel tumors and arteriovenous fistulas. A case is reported with the association of a vertebral artery spontaneous fistula along with spontaneous spinal fluid rhinorrhea and a Chiari type I malformation. Review of the literature reveals no report of either of the latter two associated with von Recklinghausen's disease.
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D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014711:Vertebral Artery