Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Diffuse Lung Disease

The visually striking neurocutaneous findings of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are well recognized and have been documented throughout scientific literature. While not uncommon, the pulmonary manifestations NF1 unknown to many physicians. Complications associated diffuse lung disease (NF-DLD) include hypertension, artery stenosis, subpleural cysts, spontaneous pneumothorax. We present a case 34-year-old male with NF-DLD found incidentally in adolescence previous apical bleb repair, presenting nearly twenty years later In patients complaints, should be assessed computed tomography (CT) physicians familiar complications.