Open AccessReversible ecchymosis and hyperpigmented lesions: A rare presentation of dietary Vitamin B12 deficiency
Author(s) -
Hans Raj Pahadiya,
Manoj Lakhotia,
Sukhdev Choudhary,
Gopal Raj Prajapati,
Sangeeta Pradhan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.192343
Subject(s) - ecchymosis , medicine , hyperpigmentation , vitamin b12 , dermatology , anemia , surgery
A 40-year-old male presented because of generalized weakness, fatigability, and hyperpigmentation with ecchymosis, he was diagnosed to have dietary Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. The hyperpigmentation and ecchymosis lesions resolved after Vitamin B12 supplementation. Beside hyperpigmented lesion on the skin, the presence of ecchymosis is a very rare manifestation of the disease. Thrombocytopenia in Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia rarely leads to ecchymosis.