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CAFE AU LAIT SPOT [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Uniformly light brown, sharply defined, and usually oval-shaped patches of skin that are characteristic of neurofibromatosis, but also found in normal individuals.

Key term(s)
  • café au lait spot
  • café-au-lait spot
  • café-au-lait patch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Taches pigmentaires caractéristiques de la neurofibromatose de Recklinghausen, bistres, arrondies ou ovalaires, sans relief et siégeant surtout dans les régions découvertes.

OBS

Définition d'après EMNEU 17165 B10, 1975, page 5.

Key term(s)
  • tache café au lait

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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