title: [POEMS syndrome--a report of eight cases and review of literature].
abstract: POEMS syndrome is an unusual multisystem disorder associated frequently with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein change and skin lesion. POEMS is the acronym the above-mentioned clinical manifestations. The patients who were diagnosed must have at least three of the manifestations; polyneuropathy and plasmagenic disorders are almost always present. We present in this paper eight patients, their clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and treatment were analysed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuralogy, Shanghai Medical University.
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013629:Tamoxifen