A Case of Polyneuropathy of the POEMS Syndrome Responsiveto Intravenous Immunoglobulin |
Sang-Woo Bae, Jun-Woo Kwon, Sook Yoon, Yoon-Jeong Chang, Chang-Min Lee, Geun-Ho Lee, and Jae-Il Kim |
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ABSTRACT |
POEMS syndrome is a multisystem disorder associated with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, a monoclonalprotein(M-protein), and skin change. Recently we have had the opportunity to attend one patient with clinicalfeatures similar to this syndrome. He was a 46-year-old man who had a progressive polyneuropathy, swallowing difficulty,hepatosplenomegaly, hypothyroidism, IgA |
Key words:
POEMS syndrome, immunoglobulin |
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