POEMS syndrome and papilledema
Schakal, A.; Cordonnier, M.; Soupart, A.
Bulletin de la Societe Belge d'Ophtalmologie 243(3): 1-10
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0081-0746 PMID: 1302133 Document Number: 401971
The Crow-Fukase syndrome or POEMS syndrome (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Edema, Monoclonal protein, Skin changes) is an uncommon plasma cell dyscrasia leading to a multisystemic disorder. An optic disc swelling is often related to this syndrome. We report the case of a 51-year-old man with a papilledema. We presume that vasculitis or plasma cell infiltration is the cause of the papilledema.