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KMID : 0361419940180040853
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1994 Volume.18 No. 4 p.853 ~ p.859
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Polyneuropathy Associated with POEMS Syndrome -A Case report-
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문정림:Moon Jeong-Lim
강세윤:Kang Sae-Yoon/양승한:Yang Seung-Han/손성곤:Son Seong-Gon/박영신:Park Young-Shin
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Abstract
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POEMS syndrome is an unusual multisystem disorder associated with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein(monoclonal protein) in plasma and skin change, The pathogenesis of this syndrome has not been fully explained.
Since 1938, about two hundred cases have been reported in other countries and there were a few reports of polyneuropathy associated with POEMS syndrome in Korea.
We experienced a case with quadriparesis due to polyneuropathy accompanied by nonspecific hepatosplenomeglay, hypothyroidism, skin change such as hyperpigmentation and plasma cell dyscrasia, Clinical syndrome, signs, electrodiagnostic findings, findings of bone marrow biopsy, and histopathologic findings of lymph node and skin in this rare case were reviewed
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KEYWORD
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OEMS syndrome, POEMS syndrome, Polyneuropathy, Plasma cell dyscrasia
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