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Clinical features of POEMS syndrome

Clinical features of POEMS syndrome
Criterion Mayo series (n = 99) Soubrier, et al. (n = 25) Nakanishi, et al. (n = 102)
Polyneuropathy 100 100 100
Organomegaly 50 NA NA
Hepatomegaly 24 68 78
Splenomegaly 22 52 35
Lymphadenopathy 26 52 61
Endocrinopathy 67 NA NA
Diabetes mellitus 3 36 25
Monoclonal plasma cell disorder 100 100 75
Skin changes 68 NA NA
Hyperpigmentation 46 48 93
Hypertrichosis 26 24 74
This table indicates the percent of patients from three major series of patients with POEMS who satisfied each of the original five components of this syndrome.
NA: data not available.
Data from: Dispenzieri, A, et al. Blood 2003; 101:2496.
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