Segmental neurofibromatosis with only macular lesions.
A 16-year-old girl had a three-year history of many café au lait spots and freckles in a dermatomal distribution. The diagnosis of segmental neurofibromatosis (NF-5) was made on the basis of the clinical features, distribution of the lesions, and absence of systemic involvement. Only a few cases in the literature describe NF-5 with only macular lesions. An accurate clinical examination is important to identify this unusual presentation.
Clinica Dermatologica, Università di Catania, Italy.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology