What are nf1 symptoms?

Progressive disorder: Nf1 is a genetic defect that progresses with age. It is a condition of brown spots on the body and soft tumors on the nerves. Some patients only have cutaneous forms with lots of spots and soft skin tumors. Others have central form with tumors on many nerves even in the brain. Eye and ear tumors are common and seizures, learning disability, and coordination problems may occur.

Variable: Dark brown skin patches, frecking(armpits, groins, under breast), raised spots (lisch nodules) on the iris of the eye, fractures of long bones in childhood, freckling armpits, groin, womens breasts, orneurofibromas (tumors on the skin or deeper in the body), larger tumors under the skin (plexiform neurofibromas), with pressure on nearby nerves or organs, cognitive impairment (adhd, learning disorder.

Can be subtle: Mild cases may have just the bumps on the iris (or maybe not), smooth-bordered cafe au lait spots especially near the armpits (or maybe not), or a few benign tumors (or maybe not). Over time these people may or may not develop a troublesome tumor or two. The majority of NF1 folks lead out normal, happy lives.