Table 2

Neurocutaneous disorders associated with peripheral neuropathy

DisorderCutaneous
AIDSSeborrheic dermatitis, verruca vulgaris, molluscum contagiosum, Kaposi sarcoma
AlcoholismTelangiectasias, malar rash
Amyloidosis (primary)Purpura skin folds or flat surfaces or eyelids, papules, sometimes alopecia, rarely bullae on skin or oral mucosa
Arsenic poisoningDry scaly desquamation, linear hyperpigmentation of nails, Mees lines
Chediak-HigashiPartial albinism, silvery blond hair
Cronkhite-Canada Alopecia, skin hyperpigmentation, onychodystrophy
Diabetes mellitusNecrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, poorly healing ulcers
Diphtheria (cutaneous)Jungle sore
Dysautonomia, familialBlotching, abnormal sweating, hypohidrosis
Fabry Disease Angiokeratoma
Flynn-Aird diseaseSkin atrophy, hyperkeratosis, chronic ulceration
HaemochromatosisBronze pigmentation
Histiocytic reticulosisPurpura, jaundice, erythroderma
Impaired long-chain fatty acid oxidationCongenital ichthyosis, ichthyosiform erythroderma
LeprosyHypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation, leonine facies, erythema nodosum leprosum, Lucio phenomenon: arteritis of skin, vitiligo
Linear sebaceous nevi of Jadassohnsebaceous and epithelial nevi, linear nevus sebaceous
Lyme diseaseTarget lesions
PellagraErythematous photosensitive rash, erythema, vesicles, glossitis, malar and supraorbital hyperpigmentation, rhagades
Poems syndromeHyperpigmentation, thickening, verrucous angiomas, hirsutism, Raynaud’s phenomenon
Poikiloderma-spastic paraplegiaPoikiloderma: delicate, smooth, wasted skin
Refsum’s diseaseIchthyosis
Refsum’s disease with increased pipecolicacidaemiaIchthyosis
SarcoidosisHypohidrosis,, cicatricial alopecia; acute: erythema nodosum, vesicles, maculopapular rash; chronic lupus pernio, plaques, scars, keloids
Systemic lupus erythematosusPhotosensitivity, malar rash, discoid lupus
Thallium intoxicationHair loss
Trichorrhexis nodosaIchthyosis, flexural eczema, photosensitivity, short wooly hair
Vitamin B12 deficiencyBlack nail pigmentation (nail bed and matrix), oral aphthae
Werner (pangeria)Scleroderma like skin, graying hair and baldness, leg ulcers, progressive scalp alopecia, sparse body hair, telangiectasia, mottled pigmentation; loss of subcutaneous fat, subcutaneous calcification
Xeroderma pigmentosum Photosensitivity, early onset skin cancer (basal cell, squamous cell, and malignant melanoma), atrophy, telangiectasia, actinic keratosis, angioma, keratoacanthomas