Hematology · Hematology / Plasma cell disorders
POEMS syndrome
also: Crow–Fukase syndrome; Takatsuki syndrome
Paraneoplastic syndrome of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein and skin changes.
- Specialty
- Hematology
- Subspecialty
- Hematology / Plasma cell disorders
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, slightly more; Female: affected; Children: no, onset 40–60
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Crow–Fukase syndrome; Takatsuki syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Overproduction of VEGF by plasma cells.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (8)
In plain terms, someone with POEMS syndrome may experience the following — click any to explore related syndromes:
Same gene(s)
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Overlapping symptoms
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Shares symptoms with
1 shared
Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome
organomegaly
1 shared
Carcinoid heart disease
edema
1 shared
Cardiorenal syndrome
edema
1 shared
Castleman syndrome
edema
1 shared
Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome
papilledema
1 shared
Hemolytic uremic syndrome
edema
1 shared
Kearns–Sayre syndrome
endocrinopathy
1 shared
Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease with neurological involvement
papilledema
1 shared
Nephritic syndrome
edema
1 shared
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
edema
Shares genes with
None.
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