Pulmonary Hypertension in Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Pheochromocytoma and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a Patient with Hypertension

BACKGROUND Neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal dominant condition that has a variety of clinical manifestations. Essential or secondary hypertension may be associated with neurofibromatosis. A rare finding is hypertension due to pheochromocytoma in patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. CASE REPORT We present a case with a 7-year medical history of hypertension which was poorly controlle...

Bipolar mood disorder ( manic phase) in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 with cerebral involvement

Even though neurofibromatosis ( NF) is not a rare neurological disorder, but there is few studies regarding  the relationship between  NF and psychological disorders. A 14 year old girl with NF type 1 associated  with multiple cerebral lesions was admitted in psychiatric ward due to restlessness , hypertalktiveness aggressive behavior, and flight of idea. Psychiatric diagnosis, based on DSM IV ...

Spontaneous Hemothorax in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report

Background: Neurofibromatosis type1 (NF-1) is a hereditary autosomal dominant disease that is accompanied by complications, such as benign and malignant tumors and vascular involvement, including pulmonary hypertension, artery stenosis, and pulmonary artery aneurysm. Spontaneous hemothorax is a rare and lethal complication of NF-1 due to vasculopathy as stenosis or aneurysmal modifications of l...

Pulmonary hypertension: a fatal complication of neurofibromatosis type 1.

We report a very rare case of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1, and discuss the pathology, pathogenesis, current pulmonary hypertension classification system, and outcomes of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1.

Giant pheochromocytoma in type 1 neurofibromatosis patient