Mongolian blue spot

• Very common in Malaysian babies
• Bluish flat patches
• Mainly found on the back, bottom and legs
• Become fainter as the child grows
• Do not cause any problems

Cafe’ au lai spot

• More common in dark-skinned people. A single spot may be present in up to 10% – 20% of children.
• They are usually faintly coloured at birth and may increase in size or number with age.
• They are hereditary pigmented lesions caused by an increase in melanin content in the skin.
• Even-coloured light brown stains with irregular border.
• May be found on any part of the body.
• If there are more than six such spots larger than 0.5 cm in young children or more than 1.5 cm in adolescent children, these spots may be a marker for a rare condition called neurofibromatosis, which is associated with growths in the skin and nerves.