Café-au-lait macule

Synonym:

Café-au-lait lentigo
Café-au-lait patch

Café-au-lait macule is a well demarcated light to dark brown patch present from early childhood.

In a school-aged population, approximately 25% of children will have a café-au-lait macule.

Multiple café-au-lait macules are uncommon and more than six is strongly suggestive of neurofibromatosis.

Café-au-lait macules can also occur in association with Albright's syndrome, tuberous sclerosis and other genodermatoses.

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