Segmental neurofibromatosis: a rare variant of a common genodermatosis.
Segmental neurofibromatosis is a rare disorder characterized by features of neurofibromatosis type 1 circumscribed to a particular body segment. This entity is considered to be the result of a somatic mosaicism and is still under-diagnosed. We report a case of segmental neurofibromatosis and give a brief and up-to-date overview of the disease.
Department of Dermatovenereology, S. João Hospital, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal. paulo@med.up.pt
P
P
Morais
O
O
Ferreira
H
H
Bettencourt
F
F
Azevedo
D001415:Back / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009030:Mosaicism; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D035583:Rare Diseases