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What Causes Dark Spots On The Chest And Stomach?

My daughter is 20 months old. She is Irish, Scottish, Trinidadian, Jamacian, and Japanese. She is a light brown, but she has dark brown spots all over her stomach and chest. What could this be? They don t seem to bother her, should I take her to a doctor?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello dear!
A picture of the spots would help m a little more in diagnosing the condition.
To me,it seems like cafe au lait spots.
In about 50% patients they are idiopathic but in other 50% they can be a sign of neurofibromatosis type 1.
I would recommend to get her checked by a pediatrician as soon as possible.
Hope it will help.
Wishing yourchild good health :-)
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What Causes Dark Spots On The Chest And Stomach?

Hello dear! A picture of the spots would help m a little more in diagnosing the condition. To me,it seems like cafe au lait spots. In about 50% patients they are idiopathic but in other 50% they can be a sign of neurofibromatosis type 1. I would recommend to get her checked by a pediatrician as soon as possible. Hope it will help. Wishing yourchild good health :-)