Neurofibromatosis de von Recklinghausen en la niñez / Von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis in the childhood
Medisan
;
14(5)jun.-jul. 2010. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso clínico de una niña argelina de 7 años de edad, con exoftalmos del ojo derecho de 3 años de evolución, que acudió a la consulta externa del Hospital Oftalmológico Amistad Argelia-Cuba de la Willaya de Djelfa en la República Democrática y Popular de Argelia. En el examen físico se encontraron numerosas manchas de color café con leche diseminadas por todo el cuerpo y tumor exofítico palpebral del lado derecho; y en el oftalmológico especializado nódulos de Lisch. Por medio de la tomografía axial computarizada de cráneo se comprobó un proceso tumoral intraocular y tumor palpebral derechos, que infiltraban los músculos oculomotores oblicuo menor y externo derecho. Se concluyó que la paciente presentaba neurofibromatosis de von Recklinghausen.
ABSTRACT
The clinical case of a 7-year-old Algerian girl with 3 year-exophthalmos of the right eye is reported who went to the outpatient department of the Ophthalmology Hospital Amistad Argelia-Cuba from Wilaya de Djelfa in the Democratic and People's Republic of Algeria. On physical examination numerous coffee-and-milk spots spread throughout the body and lid exophytic tumor of the right side were found, and in the specialized ophthalmologic testing Lisch nodules. Cranial computerized axial tomography revealed a right intraocular tumor process and right palpebral tumor infiltrating oculomotor muscles inferior oblique and right external. It was concluded that the patient presented with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis.
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Main subject:
Exophthalmos
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Neurofibromatosis 1
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Neurofibromatoses
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Tomography, Spiral Computed
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Eyelid Neoplasms
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Medisan
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Algeria
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Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Territorial de Cirugía Cardiovascular/CU
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Hospital Amistad Argelia-Cuba/DZ
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