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Results 1 - 10 of 28 for café au lait spot OR "macro melanosomes"
  1. Birthmarks (National Library of Medicine)  
    Birthmarks are abnormalities of the skin that are present when a baby is born. There are two types of birthmarks. Vascular birthmarks are made up of blood vessels ...
  2. ... marking that is present at birth. Birthmarks include cafe-au-lait spots, moles, and Mongolian spots. Birthmarks can be red ... Different types of birthmarks have different causes. Cafe-au-lait ... a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis . Moles are very ...
  3. ... often have more than 6 light brown spots -- cafe-au-lait spots -- larger than 1.5 centimeters. This is a picture of a giant cafe-au-lait spot on a person with neurofibromatosis.
  4. ... usually have light brown patches of skin called café-au-lait spots, which may be present from birth. The irregular borders of the café-au-lait spots in McCune-Albright syndrome are often compared to ...
  5. ... condition may have lighter brown skin spots called café-au-lait spots. Café-au-lait spots tend to develop before the lentigines, appearing within ...
  6. ... the same NF1 gene change. "Coffee-with-milk" ( café au lait ) spots are the hallmark symptom of NF. Many healthy people have one or two small café au lait spots. However, adults who have six or more spots ...
  7. Birthmarks: Signs and Symptoms (American Academy of Dermatology)  
    Birthmarks/Specifics ... Birthmarks ... American Academy of Dermatology ... Learn about the signs and symptoms of different kinds birthmarks.
  8. ... bones in the face Gigantism Irregular, large patchy café au lait spots ... skull Abnormal heart rhythms ( arrhythmias ) Acromegaly Gigantism Large cafe-au-lait spots on the skin Liver disease, jaundice, fatty liver ...
  9. ... all people with neurofibromatosis type 1 have multiple café-au-lait spots, which are flat patches on the skin that ... other features of neurofibromatosis type 1, such as café-au-lait spots and learning disabilities. NF1 Neurofibromatosis type 1 is ...
  10. Learning about Neurofibromatosis From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Neurofibromatosis/Start Here ... Neurofibromatosis ... National Human Genome Research Institute ... Neurofibromatosis is a genetic neurological disorder that can affect ...
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