Case Reports in Neurological Medicine (Jan 2017)

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

  • Abdulhameed Alhazmi,
  • Abdulrahman Almalki,
  • Safieeldin Ghazala

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7140908
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2017

Abstract

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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.