Cafe Au Lait Patches Are Numbered with Each Assessment of Infants

question 34

Multiple Choice

Cafe au lait patches are numbered with each assessment of infants and young children because:

• A) the numbers are expected to increase each year.
• B) coalescent lesions are a more serious finding.
• C) the presence of six or more patches suggests neurofibromatosis.
• D) decreasing numbers are expected with growth.

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