A Case of Multiple Cafe-au-lait Spots with Nevus Depigmentosus and Hemangioma.
- Author:
Joo Youn KO
1
;
Young Suck RO
;
Chang Woo LEE
;
Jae Hong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. romio@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cafe-au-lait spots;
Nevus depigmentosus;
Capillary hemangioma
- MeSH:
Cafe-au-Lait Spots*;
Female;
Hemangioma*;
Hemangioma, Capillary;
Humans;
Infant;
Mosaicism;
Nevus*;
Pigmentation
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(10):1253-1255
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
When 6 or more Cafe-au-lait spots(CALS) tend to be randomly and widely distributed, we must rule out neurofibromatosis(NF). Nevus depigmentosus is a congenital nonprogressive hypopigmented patch that shows histologically decreased pigmentation while CALS shows increased pigmentation. We report a case of a 16-month-old girl showing generalized multiple cafe-au-lait spots with segmental nevus depigmentosus and capillary hemangioma on her right upper back. A possible explanation for the co-occurrence of CALS and nevus depigmentosus could be the concept of mosaicism.
