title: A case of POEMS syndrome with thrombocytopenia and biliverdinaemia.
abstract: This report describes a case of POEMS syndrome with extremely rare complications of thrombocytopenia and biliverdinaemia. The thrombocytopenia appeared to be due to immunopathogenesis. Steroid treatment resulted in complete disappearance of the biliverdinaemia in this patient as well as symptoms and signs of POEMS syndrome, suggesting that the biliverdinaemia was related to POEMS syndrome.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yatomi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoneyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashihara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakahara
mesh_terms: D001664:Biliverdine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001664:Biliverdine; D011241:Prednisone