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.

Thoracic scoliosis



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PMID (PMCID)
28125937
MALE Middle Aged
Thoracic compression myelopathy due to the progression of dystrophic scoliosis, the presence of a paraspinal tumor, and high and excessive amplitude movement of the shoulder.
Kurosawa T, Yurube T, Kakutani K, Maeno K, Uno K, Kurosaka M, Nishida K.
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2017;25(1):2309499016684726.
The authors present a case of 45-year-old man with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) and thoracic scoliosis, previously undergoing fusion surgery, who developed myelopathy.