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Von Recklinghausen or neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal dominant condition that results in skin changes and noncancerous tumors along the nerves in the body. It is blind in regards to ethnicity, race, or sex. With a prevalence rate of 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 3,500 individuals, it is likely that the nurse practitioner will encounter an individual with neurofibromatosis sometime in his/her career...