Plexiform Neurofibroma of Clitoris

Dhanya Yesodharan; Bindu Sudarsanan; Annie Jojo; Mohan Abraham; Nisha Bhavani; Hima Mathews; Sheela Nampoothiri

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1602789

Journal of Pediatric Genetics, Table of Contents

J Pediatr Genet 2017; 06(04): 244-246
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1602789

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Plexiform Neurofibroma of Clitoris

Authors

Dhanya Yesodharan

¹Department of Pediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India
Bindu Sudarsanan

²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India
Annie Jojo

³Department of Clinical Pathology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India
Mohan Abraham

²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India
Nisha Bhavani

⁴Department of Endocrinology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India
Hima Mathews

⁵Department of Pediatrics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India
Sheela Nampoothiri

¹Department of Pediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India

Abstract

The most frequent genital presentation of neurofibromatosis in females is clitoromegaly. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1 with clitoral plexiform neurofibromatosis. Clitoroplasty was done, and the histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. Though rare, plexiform neurofibroma of clitoris should always be considered as a differential diagnosis in children with clitoromegaly before embarking on detailed investigations.

Keywords

plexiform neurofibroma - clitoromegaly - neurofibromatosis - NF1 - café au lait spots

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