Peripheral neurofibromatosis.
Neurofibromatosis or von Recklinghausen disease usually is a readily diagnosed entity, characterized by typical cutaneous lesions and a strong family history. In a variant of the usual disease, peripheral neurofibromatosis, these stigmata may be absent and accurate diagnosis may be elusive. We present a patient without diagnostic cutaneous lesions in whom the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis was initially suggested by computed tomography because of numerous masses in the distribution of peripheral nerves.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013848:Thigh / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging