Neurovascular Stains in Two Girls with Neurofibromatosis 1. Issue 2 (10th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Crall, Cary S.; Rork, Jillian; Maguiness, Sheliagh; Schmidt, Birgitta; Gellis, Stephen
• Is Part Of: Pediatric dermatology. Volume 33:Issue 2(2016:Mar./Apr.)
• Page Start: e158
• Page End: e159
• Publication Date: 2016-02-10
• Subjects: Pediatric dermatology -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.925
• DOI: 10.1111/pde.12793
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0736-8046

Abstract

Abstract: We report two girls, ages 9 and 17 years, with a clinical diagnosis of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF‐1) who presented with ill‐defined, blanchable, erythematous patches on the dorsal feet and ankles. We hypothesized that these patches were a rare cutaneous finding in NF‐1 that exist on a clinical and histopathologic spectrum with previously described NF‐1 vascular lesions including blue–red macules and skin ulceration due to NF‐1 vasculopathy. We suggest that these lesions be called neurovascular stains (NVSs) to unify their clinical and histopathologic features.