Axial and peripheral skeletal features of von Recklinghausen's disease in the African

Axial and peripheral skeletal features of von Recklinghausen's disease in the African

A study of axial and peripheral skeletal features of von Recklinghausen's disease in 26 Nigerian African adults has been carried out. Widened intervertebral foramina were the commonest lesions in the axial skeleton of these patients. They occurred in 24 (92.30 percent) of all cervical vertebrae...

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Published in:Journal of the National Medical Association Vol. 80; no. 11; pp. 1205 - 1207
Main Authors: IJADUOLA, G. T. A, ADEMILUYI, S. A, OLALOYE, O. A, OLAREWAJU, D. A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Thorofare, NJ Slack 01-11-1988
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging
Bone and Bones - pathology
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Humans
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases
Nervous system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous
Neurofibromatosis 1 - diagnostic imaging
Neurofibromatosis 1 - pathology
Neurology
Nigeria
Original Communications
Radiography
Tropical medicine
Human
Skin disease
Nervous system diseases
Phacomatosis
Africa
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Nigeria
Neurofibromatosis Recklinghausen
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Summary:A study of axial and peripheral skeletal features of von Recklinghausen's disease in 26 Nigerian African adults has been carried out. Widened intervertebral foramina were the commonest lesions in the axial skeleton of these patients. They occurred in 24 (92.30 percent) of all cervical vertebrae; 20 (76.92 percent) of all lumbar vertebrae; and 16 (61.53 percent) of all thoracic vertebrae. Six (23.08 percent) had lumbar scoliosis. Dysplastic pedicles appeared in 4 (14.38 percent). Malignant changes with bony erosion occurred in two (7.69 percent). Dumbbell features of intraspinal involvement were observed in one patient. It is suggested that in view of the protean nature of presentation of this disease, physicians should always bear it in mind in cases of unusual skeletal lesions and watch carefully for its identifying signs.
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ISSN:0027-9684
1943-4693