Peripheral neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis or von Recklinghausen disease usually is a readily diagnosed entity, characterized by typical cutaneous lesions and a strong family history. In a variant of the usual disease, peripheral neurofibromatosis, these stigmata may be absent and accurate diagnosis may be elusive. We present a patient without diagnostic cutaneous lesions in whom the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis was initially suggested by computed tomography because of numerous masses in the distribution of peripheral nerves.