POEMS Syndrome: a Rare Disease with a Challenging Diagnosis
Delgado Flores, G.; Robles Cartagena, A.ér.; Robles Cartagena, I.; Muñiz, A.; Cabanillas, F.; Vicens, R.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 107(3): 85-88
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 26742203 Document Number: 702714
A complex conglomerate of symptoms, signs, and abnormalities are present with POEMS syndrome, making the diagnosis, management and follow-up a challenge. Recognizing the disease early on may be difficult. Many patients are initially misdiagnosed as having others disorders, for example: multiple myeloma. There is no standard treatment for patients diagnosed with POEMS syndrome.
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