A case of POEMS syndrome treated by autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation.
BACKGROUND
A 55-year-old woman with no remarkable medical history presented to a neurology ward with a 17-week history of rapidly progressive gait difficulties that confined her to a wheelchair.


METHODS
Electroneuromyography, immunoelectrophoresis, bone radiography, lesion-targeted bone-marrow examination, blood tests.


METHODS
Neuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome.


RESULTS
High-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation.
Créange
Alain
A
Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil Cedex, France. creange@univ-paris12.fr
Chater
Ahmed
A
Brouet
Jean-Claude
JC
Jaccard
Arnaud
A
Rahmouni
Alain
A
Lefaucheur
Jean-Pascal
JP
Santin
Aline
A
D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*