Neurofibromatosis, giant cafe-au-lait spot

Neurofibromatosis, giant cafe-au-lait spot
People with neurofibromatosis often have more than 6 light brown spots (cafe-au-lait spots) larger than 1.5 centimeters. This is a picture of a giant cafe-au-lait spot on a person with neurofibromatosis.

Update Date: 8/3/2011

Updated by: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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