PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA CLINICALLY CONSISTENT WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE I: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Joseph E. Chasteen
  • Dolphine Oda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v1i3.22876

Keywords:

Plexiform neurofibroma, Neurofibromatosis, Von Recklinghausen´s neurofibromatosis, Chromosome.

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type I is a common autosomal dominant disease affecting from 1:2500 to 1:3000 newborn with 50% mutation and almost 100% penetrance. While nine types have been described, type I accounts for more than 90% of cases and is well delineated. We present a case of a 43-year old white male who presented to the Emergency Clinic at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, with "dull pain in the right lower jaw" of three months´ duration. He had multiple carious teeth and multiple soft tissue swellings in the mouth, head and neck area and other parts of his body. This case report describes the clinical characteristics of NF1, including the oral manifestations and an a clinically applicable differential diagnosis of this disease.

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Published

2005-11-27

How to Cite

Chasteen, J. E., & Oda, D. (2005). PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA CLINICALLY CONSISTENT WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE I: A CASE REPORT. Archives of Oral Research, 1(3). https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v1i3.22876

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