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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AS A COMPLICATION OF GENERALIZED NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AS A COMPLICATION OF GENERALIZED NEUROFIBROMATOSIS Abstract The possibility of cardiovascular disease as a result of vagus and sympathetic involvement is not an original idea of ours, but there are no cases reported in the literature in which the authors considered this possibility seriously. At necropsy the vagi and sympathetics are frequently found to be involved by neurofibromas in patients that during life had been afflicted with von Recklinghausen's disease. The most extensive postmortem studies of generalized neurofibromatosis show that the vagi are the most frequent of the cranial nerves to be involved, but when involved the tumors are usually outside the dura. Céstan states that involvement by neurofirbomas could cause death by tachycardia, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing and consequent aspiration pneumonia. Healy's1 case, which showed tachycardia (90-120), a high grade optic neuritis with a mottled paleness in the center of the exudate and the insensitive cornea is the nearest counterpart to case 1 (which report References 1. Healy, W.: Peripheral and Intracranial Neurofibromatosis , J. A. M. A. 52:945-947 ( (March 20) ), 1909.Crossref 2. Smith, R. W.: A Treatise on the Pathology , Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroma , Dublin, 1849. 3. Virchow: Die Krankhaften Geschwulste, 1863. 4. Von Recklinghausen: Ueber die multiplen Fibrome der Haut und ihre Beziehung zu den Multiplen Neuromen , Berlin, 1882. 5. Feindel and Oppenheim: Sur les formes incomplete de la neurofibromatose , Arch. gen. de méd. 2:77, 1898. 6. Adrian, C., and Hugel, G.: Des formes abortive de la maladie de Recklinghausen , Ann. de dermat. et syph. 7:152, 1918-1919. 7. Scholl, O. K.: Abortive Forms of Recklinghausen's Disease , Strassberg, 1916. 8. Groin, K.: Forme Fruste of Recklinghausen's Disease , Brit. J. Dermat. 35:362,N 1923. 9. Weber, Parkes: Cutaneous Pigmentation as an Incomplete Form of Von Recklinghausen's Disease , Brit. J. Dermat. 21:49, 1909. 10. Brickner: Fibroma Molluscum Gravidarum , Am. J. Obst. 53:191-199, 1906. 11. Sutton: A Clinical Note on Fibroma Molluscum Gravidarum , Am. J. Med. Soc. 147:419-423, 1914.Crossref 12. Abbott and Shattock: Neurofibromatosis of the Nerves of the Tongue , Ann. Surg. 37, (March) , 1903. 13. Aubineau and Civel: Tumeur palpebrale et paralysie de la VI paire dans un maladie de Recklinghausen , Arch. d. oph. 31:808-815, 1911. 14. Benaky: Neurofibromatose generalisse avec molluscum pendulum de la moitre droite de la face et ptosis de l'orellie , Ann. de dermat. et syph. 5:977-982, 1904. 15. Harbitz, F.: Multiple Neurofibromatosis , Arch. Int. Med. 3:32 ( (Feb.) ) 1909.Crossref 16. Unna: Histopathology of the Diseases of the Skin , New York, The Macmillan Company, 1896, pp. 843-848. 17. Christin and Naville: A propos de neurofibromatoses centrale leurs formes familiales et hereditaires; les neurofibrom des nerfs optique cas a evolution antypique diversite des structures histologique , Ann. méd. 8:30, 1920. 18. Unna: Histopathology, Pringle , Edinburgh M. J. 49:260, 1900. 19. Kriege: On the Relation of the Nerve Fibers in Multiple Fibromata, of the Skin and in Neuromata , Virchows Arch. f. path Anat. 108:143, 1887.Crossref 20. Crocker: Diseases of the Skin , Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son & Co. 2: 948, 1908. 21. Rolleston, H. D.: A Case of Von Recklinghausen's Disease with a Sarcomatous Growth Involving the Brachial Plexus , Lancet , (July) , 1889, p. 271. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology American Medical Association

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AS A COMPLICATION OF GENERALIZED NEUROFIBROMATOSIS

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Abstract The possibility of cardiovascular disease as a result of vagus and sympathetic involvement is not an original idea of ours, but there are no cases reported in the literature in which the authors considered this possibility seriously. At necropsy the vagi and sympathetics are frequently found to be involved by neurofibromas in patients that during life had been afflicted with von Recklinghausen's disease. The most extensive postmortem studies of generalized neurofibromatosis show that the vagi are the most frequent of the cranial nerves to be involved, but when involved the tumors are usually outside the dura. Céstan states that involvement by neurofirbomas could cause death by tachycardia, vomiting, difficulty in swallowing and consequent aspiration pneumonia. Healy's1 case, which showed tachycardia (90-120), a high grade optic neuritis with a mottled paleness in the center of the exudate and the insensitive cornea is the nearest counterpart to case 1 (which report References 1. Healy, W.: Peripheral and Intracranial Neurofibromatosis , J. A. M. A. 52:945-947 ( (March 20) ), 1909.Crossref 2. Smith, R. W.: A Treatise on the Pathology , Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroma , Dublin, 1849. 3. Virchow: Die Krankhaften Geschwulste, 1863. 4. Von Recklinghausen: Ueber die multiplen Fibrome der Haut und ihre Beziehung zu den Multiplen Neuromen , Berlin, 1882. 5. Feindel and Oppenheim: Sur les formes incomplete de la neurofibromatose , Arch. gen. de méd. 2:77, 1898. 6. Adrian, C., and Hugel, G.: Des formes abortive de la maladie de Recklinghausen , Ann. de dermat. et syph. 7:152, 1918-1919. 7. Scholl, O. K.: Abortive Forms of Recklinghausen's Disease , Strassberg, 1916. 8. Groin, K.: Forme Fruste of Recklinghausen's Disease , Brit. J. Dermat. 35:362,N 1923. 9. Weber, Parkes: Cutaneous Pigmentation as an Incomplete Form of Von Recklinghausen's Disease , Brit. J. Dermat. 21:49, 1909. 10. Brickner: Fibroma Molluscum Gravidarum , Am. J. Obst. 53:191-199, 1906. 11. Sutton: A Clinical Note on Fibroma Molluscum Gravidarum , Am. J. Med. Soc. 147:419-423, 1914.Crossref 12. Abbott and Shattock: Neurofibromatosis of the Nerves of the Tongue , Ann. Surg. 37, (March) , 1903. 13. Aubineau and Civel: Tumeur palpebrale et paralysie de la VI paire dans un maladie de Recklinghausen , Arch. d. oph. 31:808-815, 1911. 14. Benaky: Neurofibromatose generalisse avec molluscum pendulum de la moitre droite de la face et ptosis de l'orellie , Ann. de dermat. et syph. 5:977-982, 1904. 15. Harbitz, F.: Multiple Neurofibromatosis , Arch. Int. Med. 3:32 ( (Feb.) ) 1909.Crossref 16. Unna: Histopathology of the Diseases of the Skin , New York, The Macmillan Company, 1896, pp. 843-848. 17. Christin and Naville: A propos de neurofibromatoses centrale leurs formes familiales et hereditaires; les neurofibrom des nerfs optique cas a evolution antypique diversite des structures histologique , Ann. méd. 8:30, 1920. 18. Unna: Histopathology, Pringle , Edinburgh M. J. 49:260, 1900. 19. Kriege: On the Relation of the Nerve Fibers in Multiple Fibromata, of the Skin and in Neuromata , Virchows Arch. f. path Anat. 108:143, 1887.Crossref 20. Crocker: Diseases of the Skin , Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son & Co. 2: 948, 1908. 21. Rolleston, H. D.: A Case of Von Recklinghausen's Disease with a Sarcomatous Growth Involving the Brachial Plexus , Lancet , (July) , 1889, p. 271.

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Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology – American Medical Association

Published: Jun 1, 1926

References

  • Peripheral and Intracranial Neurofibromatosis
    Healy , W.
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroma
    Smith , R. W.
  • Ueber die multiplen Fibrome der Haut und ihre Beziehung zu den Multiplen Neuromen
    Von Recklinghausen
  • Sur les formes incomplete de la neurofibromatose
    Feindel and Oppenheim
  • Des formes abortive de la maladie de Recklinghausen
    Adrian , C., and Hugel, G.
  • Abortive Forms of Recklinghausen's Disease
    Scholl , O. K.
  • Forme Fruste of Recklinghausen's Disease
    Groin , K.
  • Cutaneous Pigmentation as an Incomplete Form of Von Recklinghausen's Disease
    Weber , Parkes
  • Fibroma Molluscum Gravidarum
    Brickner
  • A Clinical Note on Fibroma Molluscum Gravidarum
    Sutton
  • Neurofibromatosis of the Nerves of the Tongue
    Abbott and Shattock
  • Tumeur palpebrale et paralysie de la VI paire dans un maladie de Recklinghausen
    Aubineau and Civel
  • Neurofibromatose generalisse avec molluscum pendulum de la moitre droite de la face et ptosis de l'orellie
    Benaky
  • Multiple Neurofibromatosis
    Harbitz , F.
  • Histopathology of the Diseases of the Skin
    Unna
  • A propos de neurofibromatoses centrale leurs formes familiales et hereditaires
    Christin and Naville
  • Histopathology, Pringle
    Unna
  • On the Relation of the Nerve Fibers in Multiple Fibromata, of the Skin and in Neuromata
    Kriege
  • Diseases of the Skin
    Crocker
  • A Case of Von Recklinghausen's Disease with a Sarcomatous Growth Involving the Brachial Plexus
    Rolleston , H. D.