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Elephantiasis neuromatosa

# Elephantiasis neuromatosa is a feature of:
a) Von Recklinghausen's disease
b) Neurilemmoma
c) Paraganglioma
d) Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome


The correct answer is A. Von Recklinghausen's disease.

Two distinct variants of Elephant man syndrome or von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis are known. Type 1 which is often associated with oral lesions and neurofibromatosis 2 (bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis) is less common and is less frequently associated with obvious peripheral neurofibromatosis or oral lesions.

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