People with neurofibromatosis 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.
Review Date: 08/12/2009
Reviewed By: Michael Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of
Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
