Published March 16, 2022 | Version v1
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AN UNCOMMON COMBINATION OF NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1 WITH INTRAORAL HAEMANGIOMA AND PORT WINE STAIN: A CASE REPORT

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Postgraduate, Oral Medicine and Radiology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore. 575004. Karnataka, India.
  • 2. Professor and Head, Oral Medicine and Radiology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore. 575004. Karnataka, India.
  • 3. Reader, Oral Medicine and Radiology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore. 575004. Karnataka, India.
  • 4. Postgraduate, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore. 575004. Karnataka, India.
  • 5. Assistant Professor, Oral medicine and Radiology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore. 575004. Karnataka, India.
  • 6. Professor, Oral Medicine and Radiology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore. 575004. Karnataka, India.

Description

Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a group of genetic disorders that primarily affect neural tissues. NF type I also known as Von Recklinghausens diseaseis the most common type of NF, it accounts for about 90% of all cases, with a prevalence rate of one in 3,000 births. The disease is often characterized by complex and multicellular neurofibroma which may lead to different complications for an affected individual throughout life, so it is important to throw light on type I NF.

 

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