loading...| Preferred Name |
Cafe-au-lait spot |
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| Synonyms |
Cafe au lait spots Cafe-au-lait macules Cafe-au-lait macule Flat light-brown mark on skin Birthmark Cafe-au-lait spots |
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| Definitions |
The phrase cafe-au-lait comes from the French word for milk-coffee. A single cafe-au-lait spot can be an isolated finding in otherwise normal individuals. Multiple cafe-au-lait spots often indicate the presence of neurofibromatosis type 1 but may also be seen in other diseases including McCune-Albright syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, and Fanconi anemia. Cafe-au-lait spots are hyperpigmented lesions that can vary in color from light brown to dark brown with smooth borders and having a size of 1.5 cm or more in adults and 0.5 cm or more in children. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000957 |
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| comment |
The phrase cafe-au-lait comes from the French word for milk-coffee. A single cafe-au-lait spot can be an isolated finding in otherwise normal individuals. Multiple cafe-au-lait spots often indicate the presence of neurofibromatosis type 1 but may also be seen in other diseases including McCune-Albright syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, and Fanconi anemia. |
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SNOMEDCT_US:201281002 SNOMEDCT_US:51089004 MSH:D019080 UMLS:C0265974 UMLS:C0221263 |
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| definition |
Cafe-au-lait spots are hyperpigmented lesions that can vary in color from light brown to dark brown with smooth borders and having a size of 1.5 cm or more in adults and 0.5 cm or more in children. |
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| has_alternative_id |
HP:0007454 HP:0005601 |
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| has_broad_synonym |
Flat light-brown mark on skin Birthmark |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Cafe au lait spots Cafe-au-lait macules Cafe-au-lait macule |
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human_phenotype |
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Cafe-au-lait spots |
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HP:0000957 |
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| label |
Cafe-au-lait spot |
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| notation |
HP:0000957 |
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| prefLabel |
Cafe-au-lait spot |
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