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ArticleCureus2020

Young-onset Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with Rare Skin Manifestation: Case Report and Literature Review.

Aamna Qazi, Farheen Malik, Lubna Shafi, Saqib Basar, Azka Qazi

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aamna QaziMedicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Farheen MalikInternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Lubna ShafiMedicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Saqib BasarMedicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Azka QaziMedicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Dow University of Health Sciences · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the most common motor neuron diseases (MND), which presents as muscle weakness, atrophy, spasticity, and, in extreme cases, may result in death due to respiratory failure. ALS has been reported with dermatological conditions such as bullous pemphigoid and decreased collagen. Hyperpigmentation usually occurs due to underlying adrenal or metabolic disorder, but no case of hyperpigmentation has been associated with MND. We report a case of a 25-year-old man who presented with signs of young-onset ALS (progressive weakness of both upper limbs) with hyperpigmentation of limbs. The patient did not have any other underlying etiology, which could have led to the development of hyperpigmentation Biopsy was negative for polymyositis and dermatomyositis. The patient was counseled about the nature of the disease and was advised regular follow-ups.

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alsamyotrophic lateral sclerosishyperpigmentationmotor neuron diseaseyoung-onset als

Identifiers

PMID32483495
PMCPMC7253073
OpenAlexW3018614878

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