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POEMS syndrome: radiographic appearance with MRI correlation

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POEMS syndrome is a rare disorder in which patients present with the hallmark signs of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein and skin changes. Many other clinical findings are also often present, most notably osseous lesions. The MRI appearance of the bony lesions in POEMS syndrome has been described in five cases, four of which are in the non-English literature. We report the MRI appearance of the osseous lesions in a patient with POEMS syndrome who presented with sciatic neuropathy.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Michael Spearman, M.D. and Kevin Mahood, MBA, RT from the Department of Radiology at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital and Emanuel Kanal, M.D., FACR from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for their insightful contributions to this case.

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    Present address: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Suzanne T. Chong & H. Scott Beasley

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Musculoskeletal/Trauma Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Richard H. Daffner

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Chong, S.T., Beasley, H.S. & Daffner, R.H. POEMS syndrome: radiographic appearance with MRI correlation. Skeletal Radiol 35, 690–695 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-005-0941-8

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