Open AccessPOEMS syndrome complicated by ischaemic stroke and cerebral vasculitis
Author(s) -
Leonid Vasilevskiy,
Hossein Akhondi,
Ann Wierman
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-2019-229428
Subject(s) - poems syndrome , medicine , organomegaly , polyneuropathy , vasculitis , context (archaeology) , cerebral vasculitis , stroke (engine) , ischaemic stroke , dermatology , pathology , ischemia , disease , mechanical engineering , paleontology , engineering , biology
We present a case of ischaemic stroke in the context of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome associated with cerebral vasculitis as confirmed by imaging. There is little information on the prevalence of cerebral vasculitis in POEMS patients, and we found only one previous report of such case in the literature.