Cafe-au-lait spots on the skin are characteristic of____________?
Correct answer: D. Von recklinghausen disease
- A. Addision's disease
- B. Peutz-Jeghers syndorme
- C. Hyper pituitarism
- D. Von recklinghausen disease
Explanation
Multiple café-au-lait macules are characteristic of neurofibromatosis type 1, also called von Recklinghausen disease. Addison disease causes diffuse mucosal and skin pigmentation, while Peutz-Jeghers causes mucocutaneous lentigines.
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