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Are these cafe au lait marks?

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TwistyFyas · 23/08/2015 21:28

Can anyone please tell me if these are cafe au lait marks on dd's neck. She also has a couple of other marks, one on her side and two on her stomach but I don't think I've got photos of those.

I've just c&p' this is from chat as no one has replied yet and I'm a bit worried that I should've taken her to the drs.

Are these cafe au lait marks?
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TheAussieProject · 23/08/2015 21:55

Hard to tell from a pictures, but it doesn't look like a café au last to me, but more over pigmentation. A café au last is uniform and spotless inside.
Overpigmentation in the neck is sometimes caused by perfume and then going into the sun, but as she has others on her truck, I would exclude this and it's just her genes.

TwistyFyas · 24/08/2015 11:21

Thank you, now after you and someone else on chat replied I'm not so worried about them as apart from the marks there's nothing else to suggest NF1.

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Charlee2018 · 30/06/2020 16:04

Hello...I know this is an old thread I’m however curious to know if these spots were in fact Cafe Au lait. My disgusted has these on her neck as well and two Distinct cafe au lait spots. I’m just not sure if these qualify as small ones or if they are just freckles. Would love to hear your update.

Suzie81 · 01/07/2020 07:33

Freckling can be a symptom of NF1, although it's usually located around the armpits and groin. There are lots of other pigmentary disorders (mostly harmless) that can produce similar patterns, so try not to worry too much.

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