POEMS syndrome in a 15-year-old boy: radiological findings

Abstract

POEMS syndrome is a multisystem disorder related to a plasma-cell dyscrasia. It is usually seen between the ages of 40 and 50 years and is very rare in childhood. Radiologically, this syndrome is characterized by sclerotic focal bone lesions with a normal radionuclide bone scan. We report a case of POEMS syndrome in a 15-year-old boy in whom plain radiographs and multidetector-row spiral CT (MDCT) provided information that was helpful in the clinical assessment.

POEMS Syndrome in a Juvenile Initially Diagnosed as Treatment Resistant Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

“…Nonneuropathic symptoms prevail in the reported cases. [1][2][3] Two of the reported cases did not manifest neuropathy, whereas the third case 2 developed neuropathic and sensory symptoms late in the disease course and the clinical, electrodiagnostic, or pathologic features were not described in this case. The current case report focuses on describing clinical and laboratory features of neuropathy in a pediatric patient with POEMS syndrome.…”

“…[1][2][3] We describe a pediatric patient with progressive neuropathy as a predominant feature of POEMS syndrome and characterize neuropathy in this population, which has not been addressed. Nonneuropathic symptoms prevail in the reported cases.…”

Double balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty: Multi‐track system versus conventional technique

“…POEMS syndrome is a rare multisystem disease, whose name is the acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal plasmaproliferative disorder, and skin changes 2. Despite the fact that imaging findings of multiple organ involvements have been demonstrated previously,3–5 sonography (US) and color Doppler US findings of polyneuropathy of POEMS syndrome have not been described in the literature. Here we report the US and color Doppler US findings of peripheral neuropathy in a patient with POEMS syndrome.…”