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Review
. 1991 Jul;119(7):789-92.

[Poems syndrome: review of a case]

[Article in Spanish]
V Galleguillos  1 , M I Rodríguez, L Bronfman, E Niklitscheck, M Silva, J R Soto
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  • PMID: 1844755
Review

[Poems syndrome: review of a case]

[Article in Spanish]
V Galleguillos et al. Rev Med Chil. 1991 Jul.

Abstract

POEMS (acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein and skin changes) is a very rare syndrome probably related to plasma cell dyscrasia. A 43 year old man developed a progressive symmetric sensory motor polyneuropathy 2 years before admission. Hepatosplenomegaly and sclerodermatoid skin changes were present on physical examination. A sclerotic lesion of the right femur was disclosed by radiologic examination. Serum immunoelectrophoresis demonstrated a monoclonal protein IgG-lambda pattern and the bone marrow biopsy revealed an increased plasma cell count (15%). The patient died 7 months after admission from pneumonia. A review of the literature is included.

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