Neurofibromatosis

You may not have heard of this disease because it is not common in life. Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal inherited genetic disease that usually occurs in people who have neurofibromatosis in their family. Although there is currently no effective treatment for this disease, the deterioration of the disease can be stabilized, so patients must have hope for life and face it positively.

Generally speaking, neurofibromatosis rarely worsens and most of the time it will have some impact on the patient's nerves. However, don't underestimate this disease, because it not only causes harm to the patient, but also causes mental distress to their family members.

Skin symptoms:

① Café au lait spots: Almost all cases have visible café au lait spots on the skin at birth. Pigmentation is the hallmark lesion of this disease and one of the characteristics of neurofibroma. They vary in shape and size, with irregular edges and do not protrude from the skin surface. They are prone to occur in non-exposed parts of the trunk. They are irregular circles or ovoids with uniform pigmentation of light brown or dark brown. The number is uncertain and the size can range from widespread black spots to scattered plaques. The tumor may also contain pigment cells. Café au lait spots with a diameter of 1.5 to 5 cm (the minimum diameter in children is 0.5 cm) are seen in infants aged one year. Six or more 5-mm café-au-lait macules before puberty (15 mm after puberty) are highly diagnostic and usually suggest type I NF. Some may be normal skin color or slightly reddish.

② Cutaneous neurofibroma and fibroma: Cutaneous neurofibroma is a dermal tumor that occurs in childhood. It is a single or multiple skin or subcutaneous tumor. It is a round, fusiform or irregular tumor that can be touched on the skin or under the skin. The texture can be tough or soft. The surface of the tumor may be smooth or rough, and the sizes vary. The small ones are as small as rice grains, while most are the size of sesame seeds, mung beans or citrus fruits. They may or may not have a stalk. The large ones may weigh several thousand grams and may hang loosely on the body surface in a ribbon-like shape. They are mainly distributed on the skin of the trunk and face, and also seen on the limbs. They are mostly pink, flesh-colored, or fruit red in color. Their number varies, and can reach thousands. They are soft to the touch like a hernia. Soft tumors are fixed or pedunculated, soft and elastic to the touch. Neurofibromas of superficial cutaneous nerves are mobile, bead-like nodules that may cause pain, tenderness, radiating pain, or paresthesias. Gentle pressure with fingers can push the soft tumor into the fat layer, and it will bounce back when fingers are released, which can be used to distinguish it from lipoma.

diet

1. What foods are good for the body for neurofibromatosis?

It is advisable to eat white fungus, black fungus, shiitake mushroom, hericium erinaceus, chicken gizzard, sea cucumber, coix seed, walnut, crab, skink, and needle fish.

2. What foods should not be eaten by patients with neurofibromatosis?

Avoid amaranth, honey, milk, coffee, soda, tea water, ice cream, beef, mutton, seafood, chili, onion, garlic, mung bean products and greasy food.

The above is an introduction to neurofibromatosis. I hope that after reading this article, you can learn something about this disease. Learning about diseases is not useless. Learning about diseases is a protection for yourself and the people around you, so please take it seriously.