Multiple Neurofibromas with Hypertrichosis in a Filipino Patient with Neurofibromatosis 1
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.v53i2.196Keywords:
neurofibromatosis 1
hypertrichosis
neurofibromas
Abstract
This is a case of an 11-year-old male who presented with multiple neurofibromas with hypertrichosis. Classic cutaneous neurofibromas, café-au-lait macules, axillary freckling, Lisch nodules, and scoliosis were also present fulfilling a diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 1. This is the first report of multiple neurofibromas with hypertrichosis in the Philippines. Hypertrichosis overlying a neurofibroma is rarely reported and the mechanism remains to be elucidated.