title: Linear segmental neurofibromatosis in an L5 distribution.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a neurocutaneous disorder with seven subtypes;segmental NF-1 is characterized by neurofibromas and or café-au-lait macules in one or more dermatomes, primarily the thorax and abdomen. We present the rare case of a 36-year-old African-American female with isolated, multiple soft nodules in a linear configuration on the plantar and dorsal surfaces of the left foot.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report of isolated segmental NF-1 in a unique linear pattern confined to the L5 dermatome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Umanoff
authors.forename: Kate V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Viola
authors.forename: Jena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Auerbach
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*