Neurofibromatosis type 1 associated with systemic vasculopathy.
Systemic vasculopathy in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 is rare. We describe a case of unusual cerebral and renal involvement in a young, 29-year-old patient, who died of a cerebral ischemic attack one year after our observation.
Amorosi
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Istituto di Clinica Dermatologica, Università La Sapienza , Viale del Policlinico, 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Giustini
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S
Canci
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C
Silipo
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V
Richetta
A
A
Calvieri
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S
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed