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