Saturday, 30 June 2012

POEMS syndrome

- rare multisystem disease that occurs in the setting of plasma cell dyscrasia
- P - polyneuropathy (symmetrical and distal)
  O - organomegaly (liver, spleen and lymph nodes)
  E - endocrinopathy
  M - monoclonal gammopathy
  S - skin abnormalities (hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis)

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