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Familial multiple cafe au lait spots

S L Arnsmeier1, V M Riccardi, A S Paller

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill.

Archives of Dermatology
|November 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Familial multiple cafe au lait spots (CLS) can occur without neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). This genetic disorder presents with skin pigmentation but lacks the tumors associated with NF-1, requiring careful diagnosis.

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Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Dermatology
  • Medical Genetics

Background:

  • Familial multiple cafe au lait spots (CLS) are a rare, autosomal dominant pigmentary disorder.
  • They share features with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) but lack neurofibromas and neural crest tumors.