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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[Lisch nodule staging|Staging]] | [[Lisch nodule history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Lisch nodule physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Lisch nodule laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Lisch nodule electrocardiogram|Electrocardiogram]] | [[Lisch nodule chest x ray|Chest X Ray]] | [[Lisch nodule CT|CT]] | [[Lisch nodule MRI|MRI]] | [[Lisch nodule echocardiography or ultrasound|Echocardiography or Ultrasound]] | [[Lisch nodule other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Lisch nodule other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]
{{CMG}}{{Swathi}}
 
==History & Symptoms==
'''Diagnostic Criteria for neurofibromatosis 1'''<ref name="FernerHuson2006">{{cite journal|last1=Ferner|first1=R. E|last2=Huson|first2=S. M|last3=Thomas|first3=N.|last4=Moss|first4=C.|last5=Willshaw|first5=H.|last6=Evans|first6=D G.|last7=Upadhyaya|first7=M.|last8=Towers|first8=R.|last9=Gleeson|first9=M.|last10=Steiger|first10=C.|last11=Kirby|first11=A.|title=Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of individuals with neurofibromatosis 1|journal=Journal of Medical Genetics|volume=44|issue=2|year=2006|pages=81–88|issn=1468-6244|doi=10.1136/jmg.2006.045906}}</ref>
 
 
'''(NIH consensus development conference 1988)'''
 
*6 or more café au lait macules (>0.5 cm in children or >1.5 cm in adults)
*2 or more cutaneous/subcutaneous neurofibromas or one plexiform neurofibroma
*Axillary or groin freckling
*Optic pathway glioma
*2 or more Lisch nodules (iris hamartomas seen on slit lamp examination)
*Bony dysplasia (sphenoid wing dysplasia, bowing of long bone ± pseudarthrosis)
*First degree relative with NF1
 
[[Lisch nodule physical examination|Physical Examination]]  
[[Lisch nodule laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]]  
[[Lisch nodule other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Lisch nodule other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]


==Treatment==
==Treatment==

Revision as of 12:31, 20 June 2019

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Swathi Venkatesan, M.B.B.S.[2]

Synonyms and keywords: Sakurai-lisch nodule

Overview

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Lisch nodule from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] Swathi Venkatesan, M.B.B.S.[4]

History & Symptoms

Diagnostic Criteria for neurofibromatosis 1[1]


(NIH consensus development conference 1988)

  • 6 or more café au lait macules (>0.5 cm in children or >1.5 cm in adults)
  • 2 or more cutaneous/subcutaneous neurofibromas or one plexiform neurofibroma
  • Axillary or groin freckling
  • Optic pathway glioma
  • 2 or more Lisch nodules (iris hamartomas seen on slit lamp examination)
  • Bony dysplasia (sphenoid wing dysplasia, bowing of long bone ± pseudarthrosis)
  • First degree relative with NF1


Physical Examination Laboratory Findings Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

Template:WikiDoc Sources

  1. Ferner, R. E; Huson, S. M; Thomas, N.; Moss, C.; Willshaw, H.; Evans, D G.; Upadhyaya, M.; Towers, R.; Gleeson, M.; Steiger, C.; Kirby, A. (2006). "Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of individuals with neurofibromatosis 1". Journal of Medical Genetics. 44 (2): 81–88. doi:10.1136/jmg.2006.045906. ISSN 1468-6244.