Neurofibromatosis in children usually does not go away on its own.
Neurofibromatosis is classified as type 1 and type 2, which are autosomal dominant disorders, mainly caused by gene mutations and the presence of a family history of neurofibromatosis. Typical manifestations of neurofibromatosis are milky coffee spots on the skin, freckles in the armpits or groin, lesions or defects in the bones, bilateral acoustic neuromas, and meningiomas and ventricular meningiomas in the central nervous system.
For neurofibromatosis type 1 or 2 in children, the symptoms mentioned above cannot disappear on their own. Currently, surgical treatment is the mainstay, removing milk coffee spots, multiple neurofibromas and tumors of the central nervous system, and correcting scoliosis.
In addition to surgical treatment, milk café-au-lait spots can also be treated with laser therapy. Radiation therapy is generally not used as a routine treatment option because of the risk of inducing genetic mutations.
Neurofibromatosis in children will not disappear on its own, so once discovered or diagnosed, patients are advised to go to the neurosurgery department of regular hospitals in a timely manner and follow the doctor’s instructions for active treatment.