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Adapting Human Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study Methods to Detect and Characterize Dysphagia in Murine Disease Models
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Plexiform neurofibromatosis presenting as dysphagia.

A K Gupta1, Rijuneeta, Pranab Dey

  • 1Dept. of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, PGIMER, 160012 Chandigarh.

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery : Official Publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India
|November 3, 2012
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Plexiform neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder, typically presents with skin and tumor abnormalities. This case highlights an unusual presentation of dysphagia in a child with this condition.

Keywords:
Head and Neck tumoursPlexiform neurofibromatosisdysphagia

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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Pediatrics
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Plexiform neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder.
  • It is characterized by cafe-au-lait spots, cutaneous neurofibromas, central nervous system (CNS) tumors, and skeletal abnormalities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report an unusual presentation of plexiform neurofibromatosis in a pediatric patient.
  • To increase awareness of potential rare clinical manifestations of this genetic disorder.

Main Methods:

  • Case report of a child diagnosed with plexiform neurofibromatosis.
  • Clinical presentation and diagnostic findings were reviewed.

Main Results:

  • The patient presented with dysphagia, an atypical symptom for plexiform neurofibromatosis.
  • Other characteristic features of the condition were also present.

Conclusions:

  • Dysphagia can be an unusual presenting symptom of plexiform neurofibromatosis in children.
  • This case underscores the importance of considering diverse clinical presentations in genetic disorders.