title: POEMS syndrome.
abstract: A patient with peripheral polyneuropathy, hepatosplenomegaly, osteosclerotic myeloma in the ilium, hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis is described. A diagnosis of POEMS syndrome was made. This is the first report of this syndrome from India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Goulatia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dawar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy