Neurofibromatosis type 1

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a clinically heterogeneous, neurocutaneous genetic disorder characterized by café-au-lait spots, iris Lisch nodules, axillary and inguinal freckling, and multiple neurofibromas.

Poliosis

Circumscribed depigmentation of the hair of the head or the eyelashes.


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PMID (PMCID)
20137753
 MALE Adult
Piebaldism and neurofibromatosis type 1: family report.
Duarte AF, Mota A, Baudrier T, Morais P, Santos A, Cerqueira R, Tavares P, Azevedo F.
Dermatol Online J. 2010;16(1):11.
Here we report a 3-year-old boy and his 33-year-old father with leukoderma and poliosis associated with clinical criteria for Neurofibromatosis type 1.