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* <spoiler text="What are the classic clinical features of neurofibromatosis type 1?">Although protean in its clinical expression, patients with neurofibromatosis usually have multiple neural tumors all over the body, numerous pigmented skin lesions (”café au lait“ spots), and pigmented iris hamartomas (also called Lisch nodules). Other common clinical manifestations include skeletal lesions (scoliosis, bone cysts, thinning of the cortex of long bones) and mild intellectual impairment.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What is the etiology of the coagulopathy seen in this patient?">Liver failure.</spoiler>
== Additional Resources ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177266-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Type 1 Neurofibromatosis]
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1112001-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Dermatologic Manifestations of Neurofibromatosis Type 1]
* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/neurocutaneous_syndromes/neurofibromatosis.html Merck Manual: Neurofibromatosis]
* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/neurofibromatosis.html Neurofibromatosis: MedlinePlus]
=== Journal Articles ===
* Kiliç S, Tezcan I, Sanal O, Ersoy F. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11737751 Common variable immunodeficiency in a patient with neurofibromatosis]. ''Pediatr Int'' 2001 Dec;43(6):691-3.
=== Images ===
* [http://peir.path.uab.edu/library PEIR Digital Library]
** Try the following searches:
*** neurofibromatosis
*** von recklinghausen's disease
* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CNSHTML/CNSIDX.html#11 WebPath: CNS Neoplasms]
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