Open AccessA relapse of POEMS syndrome presenting as acute kidney injury
Author(s) -
David Owen Rees,
Daniel W. Thomas,
Nilima ParryJones,
Gareth Roberts
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-228894
Subject(s) - poems syndrome , organomegaly , medicine , acute kidney injury , polyneuropathy , kidney , renal function , kidney disease , peripheral neuropathy , pathology , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Peripheral neuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare disease, and only in a minority of cases, causes an impairment of kidney function. Here, we describe a case of a 55-year-old man with a history of POEMS syndrome who presented with acute kidney injury following a routine blood test. On further investigation, a relapse in POEMS syndrome was diagnosed, uniquely isolated to renal involvement.