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One cafe au last spot 1.3cm, three more under 5mm... not even sure if they are cals or sun spots? how can you tell the difference? nf1?
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Neurofibromatosis: In nf1 the cafe au lait spots are quite characteristic in that they are brown to light chocolate in color, flat to the skin and you need five or more to be listed as in nf1.
Answered 11/18/2017
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