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POEMS Syndrome

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Definition: A multisystemic disorder characterized by a sensorimotor polyneuropathy (POLYNEUROPATHIES), organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and pigmentary skin changes. Other clinical features which may be present include EDEMA; CACHEXIA; microangiopathic glomerulopathy; pulmonary hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY); cutaneous necrosis; THROMBOCYTOSIS; and POLYCYTHEMIA. This disorder is frequently associated with osteosclerotic myeloma. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1335; Rev Med Interne 1997;18(7):553-62)  for Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal gammopathy, Skin changes; DF: POEMS    Other names Takatsuki's Syndrome; Crow-Fukase Syndrome; Takatsuki Syndrome; Syndrome, Takatsuki's; Syndrome, POEMS; Syndrome, Crow-Fukase; Polyneuropathy Organomegalies; Organomegaly, Polyneuropathy; Organomegalies, Polyneuropathy; Crow Fukase Syndrome; Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, M Pr; Polyneuropathy Organomegaly

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