Segmental neurofibromatosis

Segmental neurofibromatosis is a rare disorder, characterized by neurofibromas or cafι-au-lait macules limited to one region of the body. Its occurrence on the face is extremely rare and only few cases of segmental neurofibromatosis over the face have been described so far. We present a case of segm...

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Autores principales: Galhotra, Virat, Sheikh, Soheyl, Jindal, Sanjeev, Singla, Anshu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4213880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25565748
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.140847
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author Galhotra, Virat
Sheikh, Soheyl
Jindal, Sanjeev
Singla, Anshu
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description Segmental neurofibromatosis is a rare disorder, characterized by neurofibromas or cafι-au-lait macules limited to one region of the body. Its occurrence on the face is extremely rare and only few cases of segmental neurofibromatosis over the face have been described so far. We present a case of segmental neurofibromatosis involving the buccal mucosa, tongue, cheek, ear, and neck on the right side of the face.
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spelling pubmed-42138802014-11-17 Segmental neurofibromatosis Galhotra, Virat Sheikh, Soheyl Jindal, Sanjeev Singla, Anshu Indian J Dent Case Report Segmental neurofibromatosis is a rare disorder, characterized by neurofibromas or cafι-au-lait macules limited to one region of the body. Its occurrence on the face is extremely rare and only few cases of segmental neurofibromatosis over the face have been described so far. We present a case of segmental neurofibromatosis involving the buccal mucosa, tongue, cheek, ear, and neck on the right side of the face. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4213880/ /pubmed/25565748 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.140847 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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