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  • Title: [POEMS syndrome--a report of eight cases and review of literature].
    Author: Yu LY, Lin GW, Zhu B.
    Journal: Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi; 1994 Sep; 33(9):611-4. PubMed ID: 7712929.
    Abstract:
    POEMS syndrome is an unusual multisystem disorder associated frequently with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein change and skin lesion. POEMS is the acronym the above-mentioned clinical manifestations. The patients who were diagnosed must have at least three of the manifestations; polyneuropathy and plasmagenic disorders are almost always present. We present in this paper eight patients, their clinical symptoms, laboratory tests and treatment were analysed and discussed.
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