POEMS syndrome
Case Report Successful combination of melphalan and steroïds in Castelman disease variant of POEMS syndrome
... lymphoma, POEMS syndrome, paraneoplastic pemphigus, and plasma cell ...of POEMS syndrome treated with combination of melphalan and ...CD, POEMS variant, treated successly with melphalan ...
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Young patient with arterial thrombosis and skin changes as the onset manifestations: POEMS syndrome
... with POEMS syndrome, it does not seem to be too rare (Table ...20 POEMS patients had acute arterial obliteration secondary to thrombosis of atheromatous ...99 POEMS patients of the Mayo Clinic ...
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Castleman disease of the hyaline vascular variant transforming to POEMS syndrome as endpoint: a case report
... as POEMS syndrome by positive monoclonal ...of POEMS is based on a cluster of disorder involved in varied ...consider POEMS syndrome diagnosis for patients carrying Castleman disease ...
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Atypical central retinal artery occlusion as the first presentation of POEMS syndrome: a case report
... “ POEMS syndrome ” was made based on polyneuropathy, elevated lambda light chain level, elevated plasma vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hepatomegaly, spinal sclerotic bone lesions, and ...
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POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, multiple myeloma and skin changes) with cranial vault plasmocytoma and the role of surgery in its management: a case report
... His laboratory test results showed a significant in- crease of immunoglobulin G (IgG) with a clear peak in the proteinogram, increase of lambda and kappa light chains in serum and high levels of vascular endothelial ...
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High dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with POEMS syndrome: A retrospective study of the Plasma Cell Disorder sub-committee of the Chronic Malignancy Working Party of the European Society for Blood & Marrow Transplantation.
... of POEMS syndrome, there is a need to encompass the systemic nature of the disorder when defining effective therapies rather than reliance on laboratory parameters of response ...
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POEMS syndrome and calciphylaxis: an unrecognized cause of abnormal small vessel calcification
... of POEMS syn- drome [13, ...of POEMS syndrome have been reported to present calciphylaxis ...a POEMS syndrome patient who developed severe calci- phylaxis, and this led us to ...
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POEMS syndrome complicated with multiple ischemic vascular events: case report and review of literature
... with POEMS present heterogeneous clinical and laboratory ...with POEMS syndrome accompanied by CD will emphasize the recognition of thrombotic risk associated with this ...
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Original Article Lymphadenopathy in POEMS syndrome: a correlation between clinical features and imaging findings
... Lymphadenopathy has been associated with 26-74% of pa- tients with POEMS syndrome [13]. In our study, 11/23 (48%) patients had enlarged lymph nodes, and the average diam- eter of the enlarged lymph nodes ...
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Poems Syndrome: A Review
... POEMS syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to a plasma cell dyscrasia. Recognition of the complex of a combination of peripheral neuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal ...
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Improvement of sexual function in POEMS syndrome after combination therapy of Lenalidomide and dexamethasone
... dysfunction; POEMS syndrome, POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-spike, skin changes) syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized with multisystem ...
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Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Caused by Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma: An Autopsy Case of POEMS Syndrome
... of POEMS syndrome could not be made, we can learn a lesson; namely, “before establishing a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PH, it is essential for clinicians to rule out the possibility of the PCD-related ...
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Case Report Castleman disease variant of POEMS syndrome complicated with multiple cerebral infarction: a rare case report and review of literature
... with POEMS syndrome [6], 25 of 43 biopsied lymph nodes were pathologi- cally diagnosed with Castleman disease, 84% of which was hyaline vascular ...of POEMS syn- drome if they have other POEMS ...
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POEMS syndrome, calciphylaxis and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - VEGF as a possible link
... To conclude, we report the first case of a patient with POEMS syndrome, calciphylaxis and primary FSGS. Be- cause the association of these three conditions may be coincidental, further studies are needed to ...
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Polyneuropathy as Novel Initial Manifestation in a Case of “Nonsecretory” POEMS Syndrome with Sjögren’s Syndrome
... cited. POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes) is a paraneoplas- tic syndrome driven by plasma cell ...Sj¨ogren’s syndrome but ...
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Nerve pathologic features differentiate POEMS syndrome from CIDP
... suggest POEMS syndrome to differentiate these condi- tions. POEMS and CIDP cases did not differ significantly in the number of endoneurial blood ...from POEMS biopsies but elec- tron ...
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POEMS syndrome: a rare cause of adrenal insufficiency in a young male
... POEMS syndrome (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal protein and Skin changes) is a rare multisystemic disease. Clinical presentation is variable, the only mandatory criteria being ...
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Endocrine Manifestations in POEMS Syndrome: a case report and literature review
... raised concerning his lack of improvement although his thyroid function and cortisol levels returned to normal ranges after replacement therapy. His experience caused great mental and economic pressures to himself and ...
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Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal band, and skin (POEMS) changes syndrome presenting with a pseudosensory level: a case report
... facility. POEMS syndrome is at present considered to be a paraneoplastic manifestation of an underlying plasma cell disorder ...differentiate POEMS syndrome from multiple myeloma such as ...
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Clinical Reasoning: A 40-year-old man with CIDP-like illness resistant to treatment
... precede motor involvement; tingling and prickling are common; and neuropathic pain is reported in 10% to 15% of cases. The autonomic system is usually unaffected. Nerve conduction studies may suggest POEMS ...
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