title: [Unusual cause of ascites: the POEMS syndrome].
abstract: A 39-year-old woman presented with polyneuropathy, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein and skin changes, several of the many clinical features of the recently described POEMS syndrome. In addition, she had a Castleman's disease (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia). In this case ascites was a main presenting feature. Thus, the POEMS syndrome must be added to the list of rare causes of ascites. Electron microscopy of the liver showed perisinusoidal fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies du Foie et de l'Appareil Digestif, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buffet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rougier
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Guillaume
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Venencie
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schaison
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pateron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Charpentier
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Etienne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications*; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Une cause rare d'ascite : le syndrome POEMS.