neurofibromatosis type 1

Neurofibromatosis type 1, also known as von Recklinghausen’s disease, is much the more common of the two disorders and is present in about one of every 3,000 live births. This type is characterized by the presence of café-au-lait (pale brown) spots on the skin and…

…congenital pigmentary disorders, such as von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis, there is abnormal packaging of melanin within the melanocytes. Pigment production in the skin is regulated by a pituitary gland peptide hormone called melanocyte-stimulating hormone, and the increase in melanin pigmentation seen with pituitary tumours may reflect overproduction of this

Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen disease) results in café-au-lait spots on the skin, formation of fibrous tumours on nerves and, in some cases, of brain tumours, rotation of the spine, tumours of endocrine glands such as the adrenal gland, and skeletal deformities. Joseph Merrick (also known as…