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Dermatology Glossary
Café-au-lait macule
Synonym:
Café-au-lait lentigo
Café-au-lait patch
Café-au-lait macule is a well demarcated light to dark brown patch present from early childhood.
In a school-aged population, approximately 25% of children will have a café-au-lait macule.
Multiple café-au-lait macules are uncommon and more than six is strongly suggestive of neurofibromatosis.
Café-au-lait macules can also occur in association with Albright's syndrome, tuberous sclerosis and other genodermatoses.
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