Nevus anemicus in neurofibromatosis type 1: A potential new diagnostic criterion - 23/10/13
Abstract |
Background |
Children with multiple café-au-lait macules (CALMs) may be followed for years before a second National Institutes of Health clinical criterion of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develops to confirm the diagnosis.
Objective |
We sought to assess the prevalence of nevus anemicus (NA) in NF1 and its association with neuro-ophthalmologic complications.
Methods |
This was a prospective multicenter case-control study of 210 consecutive patients with multiple CALMs. Patients with NF1 were matched for age, sex, and center with control subjects. We documented the number, location, and morphologic appearance of NA; dermatologic features of NF1; magnetic resonance imaging results; and family history.
Results |
In all, 77 (51%) patients with NF1 had NA compared with 6 (2%) control subjects. NA was not detected in 26 patients with other genodermatoses associated with CALMs. Patients with NF1 and NA were younger than those without NA (median age: 17 years) (P = .002). NA was mostly localized to the upper anterior aspect of the chest. NA was not significantly linked with other clinical manifestations of NF1, including optic glioma and unidentified bright objects.
Limitations |
A potential referral bias associated with tertiary care centers is a limitation.
Conclusions |
NA appears to have a high prevalence and specificity in NF1 and might serve as a marker for NF1 in children with multiple CALMs.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : café-au-lait macules, Legius syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, nevus anemicus
Abbreviations used : CALM, JXG, NA, NF1, NIH, OG, PN, UBO
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| Conflicts of interest: None declared. |
Vol 69 - N° 5
P. 768-775 - novembre 2013 Retour au numéro
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