Neurofibromatosis type 1 x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Moises Romo M.D.

There are no typical x-ray findings associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, however, X-rays may be helpful in the diagnosis of other complications such as scoliosis, slender long bones, skeletal dysplasia, tibial pseudoarthrosis, and osteoporosis.

There are no x-ray findings associated with neurofibromatosis type 1.^[1][2] However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of neurofibromatosis type 1, which include:

• Scoliosis. Measure Cobb angle.^[3][1][2]
• Pseudarthrosis^[4]
• Chest-wall deformity^[4]
• Long bone bowing and obliteration of the intramedullary spaces.^[3][1][2]
• Bone dysplasias^[4]
• Presence of osteophytes.^[3][2]
• Kyphosis^[5]
• Spina bifida ^{[5] [6]}

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