Chronic myeloid leukaemia in an adult Ghanaian with sporadic neurofibromatosis 1

Olayemi, E.E.; Benneh, A.A.; Acquah, M.E.; Mensah, P.K.

Chronic myeloid leukaemia in an adult Ghanaian with sporadic neurofibromatosis 1

Date

2011

Authors

Publisher

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Abstract

Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common, progressive, autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder, are predisposed to malignancies. Several types of hematologic malignancies have been described in them. However, to date there has been no report to the best of our knowledge of a patient with NF1 developing chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). We present an adult Ghanaian with NF1, who subsequently developed CML. Relevance of the case report is discussed

Keywords

Adult Ghanaian, Chronic myeloid leukemia, Sporadic neurofibromatosis

Citation

Olayemi, E. E., Benneh, A. A., Acquah, M. E., & Mensah, P. K. (2011). Chronic myeloid leukaemia in an adult Ghanaian with sporadic neurofibromatosis 1. Indian Journal of Dermatology, 56(4), 423-425.