title: [POEMS syndrome. A case report].
abstract: A 48 years old male is reported. He presented with lower limb progressive and severe polyneuropathy, hypertrichosis, endocrinological alterations (hypothyroidism and hypogonadism) and organomegaly (hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathies). This syndrome was associated with an osteosclerotic myeloma. The patient died two months after admission.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Barros Luco-Trudeau, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Viveros
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castillo
mesh_terms: D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000209:etiology*; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Síndrome de POEMS. Caso clínico.