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Did my daughter get cafe-au-lait spots from me?

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Depends: Cafe-au-lait spots are not contagious but may be inherited. Please discuss with your doctor as such marks may be a marker of systemic inherited abnormality.

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Answered 7/5/2012

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Depends: If you have neurofibromatosis (you would know) you can pass these spots as part of its genetic package. If not, they are a rather common birthmark that shows up randomly in the population.

Answered 5/23/2016

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