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POEMS syndrome in a 24-year-old man associated with vitamin B12 deficiency and a solitary lytic bone lesion

✍ Scribed by Paul Joseph Tuite; Vera Bril

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 21 KB
Volume: 20
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-639X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199711)20:11<1454::aid-mus15>3.0.co;2-1

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✦ Synopsis

We report one of the youngest cases of POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes), presenting in a 24-year-old man. A solitary lytic bone lesion and vitamin B12 deficiency were also found. We suggest that this syndrome be considered in cases of subacute polyneuropathy developing in young adults.