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What is the definition or description of: cafe au lait spots?
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Cafe Au Lait Spots: Cafe au lait spots are light brown pigmented birthmarks. Cafe au lait means "coffee with milk". Numerous cafe au lait spots can lead to neurofibromatosis.
Answered 10/22/2013
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Tan skin lesions: Literally french for "coffee with milk" these spots look like irregularly shaped large flat light tan moles. Their significance increases if you have more than 6 before puberty as it can be a sign of a condition called "neurofibromatosis".
Answered 1/22/2013
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