[POEMS syndrome: a case report].
POEMS syndrome is a rare multisystemic disorder characterized by polyneuropathy (P), organomegaly (O), endocrinopathy (E), blood dyscrasia with M-protein band (M), and skin changes (S). The pathogenesis of POEMS syndrome is not completely understood. This paraneoplastic syndrome may be associated to bone lesions that are characteristically sclerotic or lytic with sclerotic halo and negative at bone scintigraphy. We report a case of a 37-year-old man with several manifestations of POEMS syndrome who presented bone lesions characteristic of osteosclerotic myeloma confirmed by bone biopsy.
Mayayo Sinués
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Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. estmays@yahoo.es
Martínez García
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R
Felipó Berlanga
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F
Mazas Artasona
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L
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis