Hemarthrosis: an unusual complication of type 1 neurofibromatosis

Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Sep;44(9):2134-7. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(200109)44:9<2134::AID-ART366>3.0.CO;2-0.

Abstract

Type 1 neurofibromatosis is one of the most common autosomal-dominant disorders and often includes orthopedic manifestations. We report the case of a 48-year-old woman with hemarthrosis caused by a popliteal cyst infiltrated by a diffuse neurofibroma associated with angiodysplasia. Surgical resection of this tumor was followed by postoperative hemorrhagic complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hemarthrosis / etiology*
  • Hemarthrosis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / complications*
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / pathology