loading...| Preferred Name |
Cafe-au-lait spot |
| Synonyms |
Cafe-au-lait macules Cafe-au-lait macule Cafe au lait spots Flat light-brown mark on skin Cafe-au-lait spots Birthmark |
| 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. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000957 |
| 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. |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0221263 SNOMEDCT_US:201281002 MSH:D019080 UMLS:C0265974 SNOMEDCT_US:51089004 |
| 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. |
| has_alternative_id |
HP:0005601 HP:0007454 |
| has_broad_synonym |
Flat light-brown mark on skin Birthmark |
| has_exact_synonym |
Cafe-au-lait macules Cafe-au-lait macule Cafe au lait spots |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| has_related_synonym |
Cafe-au-lait spots |
| id |
HP:0000957 |
| label |
Cafe-au-lait spot |
| notation |
HP:0000957 |
| prefLabel |
Cafe-au-lait spot |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
| Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C40460 | National Cancer Institute Thesaurus | LOOM | |
| http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0221263 | MedlinePlus Health Topics | LOOM |