Pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Here, we describe a 16-year-old boy with NF1 who had pseudoarthrosis of the 4th and 5th fingers of the left hand. He had specific cutaneous lesions and Lisch nodules in the iris. Because NF1 affects multiple...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2013-06-01
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Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Here, we describe a 16-year-old boy with NF1 who had pseudoarthrosis of the 4th and 5th fingers of the left hand. He had specific cutaneous lesions and Lisch nodules in the iris. Because NF1 affects multiple organ systems, patients are likely to benefit most from a multidisciplinary treatment strategy.
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| spelling | doaj-art-df1c4ad0870e483c8ee4950ff6045e612025-08-20T02:01:47ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212013-06-01553Pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1: a case reportFaruk İncecik0M Özlem HergünerTuğsan BallıŞakir AltunbaşakDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. fincecik@yahoo.com. Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Here, we describe a 16-year-old boy with NF1 who had pseudoarthrosis of the 4th and 5th fingers of the left hand. He had specific cutaneous lesions and Lisch nodules in the iris. Because NF1 affects multiple organ systems, patients are likely to benefit most from a multidisciplinary treatment strategy. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1509 |
| spellingShingle | Faruk İncecik M Özlem Hergüner Tuğsan Ballı Şakir Altunbaşak Pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report |
| title_full | Pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report |
| title_short | Pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report |
| title_sort | pseudoarthrosis of the hand in neurofibromatosis type 1 a case report |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1509 |
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