What are café au lait spots? How is this term pronounced? How are these spots associated with scoliosis?
What will be an ideal response?
The term café au lait is French, meaning coffee with milk, and is pronounced kaf' a ä la. In medicine, it refers to a light brown color, or more specifically, light brown patches on the skin. Scoliosis may be associated with neurofibromas. Café au lait spots are dermatologic manifestations of neurofibromatosis.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).