Volume 24, Issue 104, July - August, 2020

Arachnoid cyst in a case of Neurofibromatosis type 1

Ashish Varma^♦, Abhilasha Singh, Revat Meshram, Rupali Salve, Anjali Kher, Jayant Vagha

Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to Be University), Sawangi (M), Wardha. 442001, India.

^♦Corresponding author
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to Be University), Sawangi (M), Wardha. 442001, India; Email: avarma2055@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Neurofibromatosis (NF) is categorized into two major subtypes: neurofibromatosis 1 (NF-1) and neurofibromatosis 2 (NF-2). The commonest subtype is NF-1. NF-1 is also called peripheral neurofibromatosis or Von Recklinghausen's disease and NF-2 is also called central neurofibromatosis. NF 1 is a rare form of the genetic disorder, in which multiple noncancerous (benign) tumours develop in the nerve and skin (neurofibromas). There also occurs the development of areas of abnormally decreased or increased colouration of the skin. NF1 is a multisystem disorder, which requires management by multiple disciplines. In this report, we present a case of a 7-years-old male child diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1. The symptoms of NF1 began to appear in childhood in the form of multiple hyperpigmented skin macules. He developed lower back pain from the last two months. The diagnosis NF-1 for the present case was made according to the presence of at least two among the seven clinical features.

Keywords: Nevus, Neurofibroma, Hyperpigmented, Recklinghausen's disease, cafe-au-lait

Medical Science, 2020, 24(104), 2342-2346

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