POEMS syndrome

POEMS syndrome is a paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by polyradiculoneuropathy (P), organomegaly (O), endocrinopathy (E), clonal plasma cell disorder (M), and skin changes (S). Other features include papilledema, extravascular volume overload, sclerotic bone lesions, thrombocytosis/erythrocytosis, and elevated VEGF levels.

Anemia

A reduction in erythrocytes volume or hemoglobin concentration.


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PMID (PMCID)
18376288
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Case report: POEMS syndrome in childhood.
Sevketoglu E, Hatipoglu S, Ayan I, Dogan O, Salihoglu B.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008;30(3):235-8.
We report a 15-year-old girl with POEMS syndrome, who developed growth retardation, delayed puberty, gradually increasing abdominal distention, brown skin pigmentation, hypogonadism, hepatosplenomegaly, lympadenomegaly, monoclonal gammopathy, and anemia.