title: Segmental neurofibromatosis: report of 3 cases.
abstract: Segmental neurofibromatosis (SNF) is an uncommon variant of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) that is characterized by café au lait spots, freckles, and/or neurofibromas limited to a body segment. In this report we describe 3 adult patients with SNF who presented with only neurofibromas. Although 2 patients had no systemic involvement, the third patient had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a cardiologic abnormality that is associated with neurofibromatosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe Tülin
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Göktay
authors.forename: Ayşe Deniz
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Akkaya
authors.forename: Pembegül
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Güneş
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology