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cafe-au-lait spot
Subclass of:
Pigmentation Disorders; Skin Manifestations
Definitions related to cafe-au-lait spots:
  • (cafe au lait spot) A light brown, sharply demarcated skin patch. It is a manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1 and McCune-Albright syndrome.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Cafe-au-lait spots are hyperpigmented lesions that can vary in color from light brown to dark brown with smooth borders and having a size of 1.5 cm or more in adults and 0.5 cm or more in children.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Light brown pigmented macules associated with NEUROFIBROMATOSIS and Albright's syndrome (see FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Caf� au lait spots, or caf� au lait (CAL) macules (CALMs), are hyperpigmented lesions that may vary in color from light brown to dark brown; this is reflected by the name of the condition, which means
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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