Neurofibromatosis, giant cafe-au-lait spot

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: 04/27/2006
Reviewed By: Michael Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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