Neurofibromatosis

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Signs and Symptoms

Type 1 NF

Early symptoms of Type 1 neurofibromatosis include multiple skin lesions (called cafe au lait spots) that appear during infancy. These lesions can occur anywhere on the body and become more numerous during childhood. Cafe au lait spots also occur in healthy infants and about 10% of the general population has one or two.


During adolescence, benign tumors may develop on the skin (cutaneous), under the skin (subcutaneous), and in connective nerve tissue (...Read the full article