Clinical Study
POEMS Syndrome: A Report of 14 Cases and Review of the Literature
Table 1
Clinical features of 14 patients.
| Polyneuropathy | | Peripheral neuropathy | 14/14 | Papilledema | 5/10 |
| Organomegaly | | Hepatomegaly | 8/14 | Splenomegaly | 11/14 | Lymphadenopathy | 7/14 |
| Endocrinopathy | | Hypothyroidism | 10/14 | Amenorrhea | 1/14 | Impotence | 2/14 | Hypoadrenocorticism | 1/14 | Hypoparathyroidism | 1/14 |
| M-protein | | IgA λ | 6/13 | IgA κ | 1/13 | IgM λ | 1/13 | IgG λ | 2/13 |
| Skin change | | Hyperpigmentation | 11/14 | Pruritus | 2/14 |
| Edema | | Peripheral edema | 7/14 |
| Effusions | 10/14 | Ascites | | Pleural effusion | 8/14 | Hydropericardium | 8/14 |
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