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POEMS syndrome in a 24‐year‐old man associated with vitamin B12 deficiency and a solitary lytic bone lesion
Author(s) -
Tuite Paul Joseph,
Bril Vera
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199711)20:11<1454::aid-mus15>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - poems syndrome , polyneuropathy , organomegaly , medicine , lesion , pathology , vitamin b12 , lytic cycle , immunology , virus
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. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 20: 1454–1456, 1997