[Optic nerve glioma in a case of neurofibromatosis-1 in a child].
METHODS
The case of a three-year-old patient with neurofibromatosis type I is presented. Ophthalmologic evaluation revealed, by means of magnetic resonance imaging, the presence of a silent glioma in the optic nerve of the left eye.


CONCLUSIONS
Neurofibromatosis-1 can present in multiple ways to the ophthalmologist, with a glioma of the optic nerve being one of the most frequent central nervous system presentations in this illness. Generally the glioma affects the optic chiasm and its course is indolent, with conservative management and close monitoring usually being advised until progression is defined.
Aguirre-Balsalobre
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Hospital Universitario San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. faguirr88@hotmail.com
Coloma-González
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Mengual-Verdú
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D020339:Optic Nerve Glioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014792:Visual Acuity