1Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan
American Journal of Medical Case Reports.
2021,
Vol. 9 No. 10, 507-508
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-10-7
Copyright © 2021 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Ken-ichi Muramatsu, Hiroki Nagasawa, Soichiro Ota, Kei Jitsuiki, Hiromichi Ohsaka, Youichi Yanagawa. Fatal Case of Dysphagia Induced by Neurofibromatosis Type II.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(10):507-508. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-9-10-7.
Correspondence to: Youichi Yanagawa, Department of Acute Critical Care Medicine, Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University, Japan. Email:
yyanaga@juntendo.ac.jpAbstract
A 17-year-old boy was found in an unconscious state. He had had neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) since 9 years old. His history included multiple operations for NF2 at the left jugular vein foramen, thoracic spinal cord, and cervical spinal cord at 9 and 10 years old. However, remaining bilateral acoustic tumors resulted in the onset of aspirated pneumonia within a few months. He was found unconscious in his dormitory. When emergency medical technicians checked him, he was in cardiac arrest. Saburra was identified in his mouth. He did not achieve return of spontaneous circulation with advanced cardiac life support. Autopsy imaging revealed residual bilateral acoustic tumors compressing the brain stem. NF2 is a serious disease that can rapidly become life-threatening. We hope new treatments that will improve the survival of NF2 patients will be developed soon.
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