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"Café-au-lait spots" caused by vitiligo in McCune-Albright syndrome
M P Whyte1, M N Podgornik, J Zerega
1Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Abstract:
Café-au-lait spots, fibrous dysplasia of bone, and endocrine gland hyperactivity are the principal features of McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS). Café-au-lait spots appear at, or soon after, birth. We illustrate "café-au-lait spots" acquired during middle age in a patient with MAS that are an illusion caused by vitiligo. This 64-year-old woman is the oldest patient reported with this disorder.