title: POEMS syndrome: follow-up study of a case.
abstract: We report here the case of a 20-year-old man with POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M proteins, skin changes). This rare syndrome followed a 3-year history of a syndrome that mimics a chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Treatment with cyclophosphamide induced regression of the syndrome and improved peripheral nerve conduction.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Clinica del Lavoro, Medical Center of Campoli, II School of Medicine, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crisci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parente
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pappone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000473:pathology; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology