Author/Editor | Černelč, P; Butinar, D; Jevtič, V; Vodušek, DB | |
Title | Osteosklerotični plazmocitom in polinevropatija | |
Translated title | Osteosclerotic myeloma and polyneuropathy | |
Type | članek | |
Source | Zdrav Vestn | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 62, št. 9 | |
Publication year | 1993 | |
Volume | str. 401-4 | |
Language | slo | |
Abstract | Background and methods. The authors have presented the first case of a multisystem disorder in Slovenia, in which an osteosclerotic myeloma was associated with a severe demyelinating sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy. This multisystem disorder is referred to as POEMS (Polyneurnpathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, M protein and Skin changes) Syndrnme. Results. The clinical picture, the treatment, the course of the disease are discussed, and the findings compared with those in the literature. | |
Descriptors | MULTIPLE MYELOMA POEMS SYNDROME POLYNEURITIS OSTEOSCLEROSIS |