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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2014; 20(24): 7979-7983
Published online Jun 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i24.7979
Published online Jun 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i24.7979
Table 1 National Institute of Health Consensus Development Conference 1988 (modified after[3])
| Diagnostic criteria of NF1 |
| ≥ 2 criteria are needed |
| Six or more café au lait macules |
| > 5 mm in prepubertal individuals |
| > 15 mm in postpubertal individuals |
| Two or more neurofibromas of any type or one plexiform neurofibroma |
| Freckling in the axillary or inguinal regions |
| Optic glioma |
| Two or more Lisch nodules |
| A distinctive osseous lesion |
| Sphenoid dysplasia |
| Thinning of long bone cortex with or without pseudoarthrosis |
| A first-degree relative with NF1 by the above criteria |
- Citation: Werner TA, Kröpil F, Schoppe MO, Kröpil P, Knoefel WT, Krieg A. Small bowel volvulus as a complication of von Recklinghausen’s disease: A case report. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(24): 7979-7983
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i24.7979