Type 1 Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen's disease) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by café-au-lait spots, pigmented hamartomas of the iris and multiple neurofibromas. Patients can present with hemorrhage secondary to trauma or rarely with spontaneous hemorrhage, both of which can be lethal and life-threatening. We report a 14 year old girl with a rapidly expanding hematoma in a rare presentation of spontaneous bleed into her NF1. She needed emergency coiling of the left maxillary artery and branches, to successfully arrest bleeding and resuscitate her from hemorrhagic shock.
Type 1 Neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen's disease) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by café-au-lait spots, pigmented hamartomas of the iris and multiple neurofibromas. Patients can present with hemorrhage secondary to trauma or rarely with spontaneous hemorrhage, both of which ca...
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