Abstract

MORATA ALBA, Júlia; MORATA ALBA, Laia  and  DIEZ GANDIA, Eva. What can hide a café-au-lait skin pigmentation?. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.80, pp.371-374. ISSN 1139-7632.

McCune-Albright syndrome is a rare sporadic disease, described by McCune and Albright in 1937. It is caused by the mutation of the GNAS1 gene, which stimulates the growth and function of the endocrine glands, melanocytes and osteoclasts. Triad characteristic: polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, multiple endocrine alterations and café-au-lait skin pigmentation.

Keywords : Fibrous dysplasia; Café-au-lait skin pigmentation; McCune-Albright syndrome.

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