- Author:
Sung Kwon KIM
1
;
You Chan KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Alopecia; Neurofibroma
- MeSH: Alopecia*; Nerve Fibers; Neurofibroma*; Scalp
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2007;19(1):43-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Neurofibromas are benign tumors composed of a complex proliferation of neuromesenchymal tissue with residual nerve fibers. There are several distinct types of neurofibromas: cutaneous, subcutaneous, nodular plexiform, and diffuse plexiform. To our knowledge, none of these have previously been described in association with alopecia in the literature. We present a case of neurofibroma of the scalp which is associated with alopecia.