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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(1):97-101. Published online January 31, 1983.

A Case of Neurofibromatosis.

In Kyung Sung¹, Sung Won Kang¹, Ik Jun Lee¹, Sung Hoon Cho¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College，Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis, first described by Von Recklinghausen in 1882, is characterized by multiple areas of pigmentation in association with tissue overgrowth of nerve sheath and fibrous tissue elements. We experienced a case of neurofibromatosis with megalencephaly in a 12-years old boy. A brief review of the related literature is given.

Keywords :Neurofibromatosis; Megalencephaly.