Café-au-lait spots of the fundus in neurofibromatosis

Arch Ophthalmol. 1977 Nov;95(11):1990-2. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1977.04450110084007.

Abstract

Mild pigmentary changes found in the fundi of two patients with neurofibromatosis, resembled café-au-lait spots homologous with skin manifestations of the disease. In one, associated retinal hamartomas were present. The café-au-lait lesions were clinically distinct from previously reported uveal melanomas and may represent a hitherto unrecognized sign of ocular neurofibromatosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Fundus Oculi*
  • Humans
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / pathology*
  • Pigmentation*
  • Retina / pathology