Multiple lentigines

What it means

Presence of an unusually high number of lentigines (singular: lentigo), which are flat, tan to brown oval spots.

Lentigines are commonly (but not always) due to chronic sun exposure (solar lentigines; sometimes called liver spots) and occur most frequently on the face and back of the hands.

Rare diseases that can present with this9

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Liver spots