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KMID : 0861220030050020210
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Journal of the Korean Society Clinical Neurophysiology
2003 Volume.5 No. 2 p.210 ~ p.213
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A Case of Polyneuropathy of the POEMS Syndrome Responsive to Intravenous Immunoglobulin
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Bae Sang-Woo
Kwon Jun-Woo
Yoon Sook
Jang Yoon-Jeong
Lee Chang-Min
Lee Geun-Ho
Kim Jae-Il
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Abstract
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POEMS syndrome is a multisystem disorder associated with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, a monoclonal protein(M-protein), and skin change. Recently we have had the opportunity to attend one patient with clinical features similar to this syndrome. He was a 46-year-old man who had a progressive polyneuropathy, swallowing difficulty, hepatosplenomegaly, hypothyroidism, IgA λtype monoclonal gammapathy, specific skin change and ascites. His symptoms such as low extrimity pain and weakness, swallowing difficulty were improved by high-dose 7S-IgG. Thus, we report a case with a review of the literature.
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KEYWORD
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POEMS syndrome, immunoglobulin
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