At first I thought it was a bruise but its been there for over 6 weeks with no change
It is also known as circumscribed café-au-lait hypermelanosis, von Recklinghausen spot, or abbreviated as CALM
For example, 6 or more cafe au lait spots (CALMS) and freckles in the armpits, or 6 or more CALMS and Lisch Nodes on their iris, or 6 or CALMS and a plexiform neurofibroma
Café au lait spots are more common in African Americans and can present in infancy but are often too faint to be identified at that time
Legius syndrome is associated with multiple café-au-lait spots and skin-fold freckling, but none of the tumors that are seen in NF1
De Schepper S, Boucneau J, Vander Haeghen Y, Messiaen L, Naeyaert JM, Lambert J
About 10% to 25% of the general population has café-au-lait spots; NF1 is suspected when a person has 6 or more
These spots may exist at birth or appear during infancy
Although most café-au-lait present as 1 May 19, 2020 · Café au lait spots, or café au lait (CAL) macules (CALMs), are hyperpigmented lesions that may vary in color from light brown to dark brown; [ 1] this is reflected by the name of the condition,
Neurofibromatosis type I is most notable by the dark brown spots it causes on the skin, called cafe au lait spots
Jan 22, 2018 · Café au lait spots are a type of birthmark characterized by flat patches on the skin
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Our all the three cases had neurofibromas of the skin and cafe´ au lait spots
The most common symptom of NF1 is the appearance of painless, coffee-coloured patches on the skin, called café au lait spots