Abstract
An infant with cutaneous criteria for neurofibromatosis had hyperplasia of the intestinal myenteric plexus and a clinical presentation mimicking Hirschsprung's disease. Many of his phenotypic features are also found in multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIb, a condition in which hyperplasia of the myenteric plexus is common. This case illustrates the overlapping nature of neural crest-derived conditions and the variable presentation of megacolon (ganglionic or aganglionic) in infancy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 852-854 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Diseases of Children |
Volume | 136 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health