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Lisch Nodules in Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Lisch Nodules in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Multiple nonpigmented nodules of the iris (Lisch nodules) occur in over 90% of NF1 patients over the age of 5. Inferiorly, near the limbus, there appear some myelinated corneal nerves ( arrow) another ocular manifestation of NF1
Allingham, M.D. Rand, M.D., USA, Durham, NC
D31.45
Systemic Diseases -> Phakomatoses -> Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen's Disease)
Iris and ciliary Body; cornea, phacomatosis
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