Lisch nodule
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lisch-nodule-206-3218132
title:
Lisch nodule
text:
Lisch nodule, also known as iris hamartoma, is a pigmented hamartomatous nodular aggregate of dendritic melanocytes affecting the iris, named after Austrian ophthalmologist Karl Lisch (1907–1999), who first recognized them in 1937. The first published use of the term Lisch nodule was in the New England Journal of Medicine "Medical Progress" series article of December 31, 1981. These nodules are found in neurofibromatosis type 1, and are present in greater than 94% of patients over the age of six
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisch_nodule
date created:
2004-09-23T11:17:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:53:41Z
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13
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