Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord
Vitamin B12 deficiency results in hematological, neurological, and rarely dermatological complications. Subacute combined degeneration of the cord is one of the neurological complications, and usually the presenting symptom is paresthesia. Herein, we report a case of a 46-year-old man with subacute...
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| author | Abdulhameed Alhazmi Abdulrahman Almalki Safieeldin Ghazala |
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| description | Vitamin B12 deficiency results in hematological, neurological, and rarely dermatological complications. Subacute combined degeneration of the cord is one of the neurological complications, and usually the presenting symptom is paresthesia. Herein, we report a case of a 46-year-old man with subacute combined degeneration presenting with knuckle hyperpigmentation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eec9a2c8e873405dafcc4081b1978f9e2025-02-03T05:54:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762017-01-01201710.1155/2017/71409087140908Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal CordAbdulhameed Alhazmi0Abdulrahman Almalki1Safieeldin Ghazala2Department of Internal Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Neurology, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Radiology, Mostaqbal Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaVitamin B12 deficiency results in hematological, neurological, and rarely dermatological complications. Subacute combined degeneration of the cord is one of the neurological complications, and usually the presenting symptom is paresthesia. Herein, we report a case of a 46-year-old man with subacute combined degeneration presenting with knuckle hyperpigmentation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7140908 |
| spellingShingle | Abdulhameed Alhazmi Abdulrahman Almalki Safieeldin Ghazala Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord |
| title_full | Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord |
| title_fullStr | Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord |
| title_full_unstemmed | Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord |
| title_short | Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord |
| title_sort | skin hyperpigmentation as the presenting symptom of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7140908 |
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