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Birthmarks

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 that haven't formed correctly. They are usually red. Two types of vascular birthmarks are hemangiomas and port-wine stains. birthmarks are made of a cluster of pigment cells which cause color in skin. They can be many different colors, from tan to brown, gray to black, or even blue. can be birthmarks.

No one knows what causes many types of birthmarks, but some run in families. Your baby's doctor will look at the birthmark to see if it needs any treatment or if it should be watched. Pigmented birthmarks aren't usually treated, except for moles. Treatment for vascular birthmarks includes laser surgery.

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Results 1 - 10 of 114 for "Cafe-au-lait" spot
  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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/birthmarks.html - Health Topics
  2. Birthmarks - pigmented 
    ... 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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000828.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Neurofibromatosis - giant cafe-au-lait spot (image) 
    ... 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.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2447.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Café au Lait Spot (VisualDX)  
    A café au lait spot is a well-defined brown macule (small, flat area) or patch (flat area that is larger than ...
    https://skinsight.com/skin-conditions/cafeau-lait-spot/?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
  5. McCune-Albright syndrome 
    ... 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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/mccune-albright-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines 
    ... condition may have lighter brown skin spots called café-au-lait spots. Café-au-lait spots tend to develop before the lentigines, appearing within ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../noonan-syndrome-with-multiple-lentigines - Genetics
  7. Birthmarks (Nemours Foundation)  
    Birthmarks/Start Here ... Birthmarks ... Moles/Related Issues ... Moles ... Nemours Foundation ... birthmarks, hemangiomas, strawberry, marks, port wine stains, stork bikes, cafe ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/birthmarks.html - External Health Links
  8. Birthmarks: Signs and Symptoms (American Academy of Dermatology)  
    Learn about the signs and symptoms of different kinds birthmarks. ... Birthmarks/Specifics ... Birthmarks ... American Academy of Dermatology
    https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/a-z/birthmarks-symptoms?NoAds - External Health Links
  9. Neurofibromatosis From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)  
    Neurofibromatosis/Start Here ... Neurofibromatosis ... Neurofibromatosis is not a single medical disorder. It refers to three different conditions involving the ...
    https://www.ninds.nih.gov/.../disorders/neurofibromatosis - External Health Links
  10. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis, auditory nerves, hearing, deafness, deaf, cafe au lait spots, lisch nodules, scoliosis, optic gliomas, skeletal abnormalities, head ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/nf.html - External Health Links
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