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==Epidemiology & Demographics== | |||
*Lisch nodules are predominantly visible in children usually after the age of six years. | |||
*Lisch Nodule incidence in NF1 increases with age and their prevalence raises by about 10% per year of life, up to age 9. | |||
*Lisch nodules are found in 93% of adults with NF-1 but have not been described in NF-2. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 12 June 2019
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Swathi Venkatesan, M.B.B.S.[2]
Epidemiology & Demographics
- Lisch nodules are predominantly visible in children usually after the age of six years.
- Lisch Nodule incidence in NF1 increases with age and their prevalence raises by about 10% per year of life, up to age 9.
- Lisch nodules are found in 93% of adults with NF-1 but have not been described in NF-2.