A patient with loss of vision in the right eye and neurofibromatosis type 1

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作者
Mumoli, Nicola [1 ]
Cei, Marco [1 ]
Bartolomei, Carlo [1 ]
Pirillo, Vania [2 ]
机构
[1] Osped Civile, Dept Internal Med, Livorno, Italy
[2] Univ Florence, Dept Neurosurg, Florence, Italy
关键词
OPTIC PATHWAY GLIOMAS; CHILDREN; NF1;
D O I
10.1503/cmaj.080706
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a common autosomal dominant condition that affects about 1 in 5000 people. We describe a 75-year-old man who, in addition to many classic developmental changes of the disease in his skin, eyes and nervous system, had blindness in his right eye as a complication.
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