Neurofibromatosis type 1 associated with systemic vasculopathy.

B. Amorosi, Sandra Giustini, Chiara Canci, Vitaliano Silipo, Antonio Giovanni Richetta, Stefano Calvieri

PubMed · 1998 · 10 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Systemic vasculopathy in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 is rare. We describe a case of unusual cerebral and renal involvement in a young, 29-year-old patient, who died of a cerebral ischemic attack one year after our observation.