Ten-week-old boy presents with multiple brown spots

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The mother of a healthy 10-week-old boy brings him to your office for evaluation of multiple brown spots on his skin. She noticed the first when he was 2 months old, and other spots have developed on his arms, back, and legs. She has been on the internet and wants to know whether he could have neurologic complications.

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