Skin Hyperpigmentation as the Presenting Symptom of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord

Autor: Abdulhameed Alhazmi, Abdulrahman Almalki, Safieeldin Ghazala
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6668
2090-6676
DOI: 10.1155/2017/7140908
Popis: 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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