Hairy Brownish Patch

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This asymptomatic, hyperpigmented lesion was first noted 5 years earlier on the left upper back of a 16-year-old boy. A nevus? Cafe au lait spot?

This asymptomatic, hyperpigmented, hairy lesion is on the left upper back of a 16-year-old boy. The pigmentation was first noted 5 years earlier; the coarse and dark hair confined to the hyperpigmented area had appeared at age 13 years. History and physical examination findings were unremarkable.

What’s your diagnosis?

A. Café au lait patch
B. Albright syndrome
C. Nevus spilus
D. Becker nevus

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