title: Oral hamartomas with von Recklinghausen disease.
abstract: Neurofibromatosis is a genetically-inherited disorder of the nervous system that primarily affects the development and growth of neural (nerve) cell tissues and also causes cafe-au-lait spots on the skin, dysplastic abnormalities of the skin, nervous system, bones, endocrine organs and blood vessels. The two major classifications are NF-1, a generalized form, is the commonest and affects peripheral nerve tissues and NF-2, a rare central form, affects the central nervous system. An unusual finding of oral hamartomas may occur as part of NF-1 and here we presented one such rare case of oral hamartomas in a patient with Von-Recklinghausen's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Kanti Devi Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: C Anand
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Jagat Reddy
authors.forename: Siddarth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology*