POEMS syndrome overview
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
POEMS syndrome is a rare medical syndrome named for its main clinically recognizable features: Polyneuropathy (peripheral nerve damage), Organomegaly (abnormal enlargement of organs), Endocrinopathy (damage to hormone-producing glands)/Edema, M-protein (an abnormal antibody) and Skin abnormalities (including hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis).