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Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
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1(2): 102-105, abr. 2008. tab
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-612477
ABSTRACT
POEMS is an acronym for a syndrome characterized by osteosclerotic myeloma: polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein and skin changes. Hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, diabetes mellitus and adrenal failure can be associated to POEMS syndrome. We report a 39 years old women with monoclonal gammopathy and paraparesis caused by a polyneuropathy, in whom a POEMS syndrome was diagnosed and treated with dexamethasone. The patient had a secondary amenorrhea and a clinical hypothyroidism with negative antithyroidal antibodies. Substitutionwith levothyroxine was started.
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Adult , Amenorrhea/etiology , Hypothyroidism/etiology , POEMS Syndrome/diagnosis , Dexamethasone/therapeutic use , Hypothyroidism/drug therapy , POEMS Syndrome/drug therapy , Thyroxine/therapeutic use
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Rev. chil. dermatol
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21(4): 291-291, 2005. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-433884