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Strong List Colon Position

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"P: polyneuropathy"

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"O: organomegaly"

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"E: endocrinopathy"

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"M: monoclonal gammopathy"

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"S: skin changes"

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Acronyms

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"POEMS syndrome is the acronymic name for a rare multisystem paraneoplastic disorder including the following features:"

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"To make the diagnosis of POEMS syndrome, these features should be temporally related and have no other attributable cause."

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"As the diagnostic criteria suggest, the clinical presentation may be broader than just what the acronym "POEMS" suggests."

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"AESOP syndrome (adenopathy and extensive skin patch overlying a plasmacytoma syndrome) may be an early indicator ^8,9"

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"The pathogenesis of POEMS syndrome is not well understood ¹¹. It is thought that proinflammatory cytokines (e.g. VEGF) play a key role ¹¹."

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"The bones show sclerotic lesions, usually small ("

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"chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is often the initial diagnosis in POEMS syndrome, but in POEMS syndrome the weakness typically minimally involves proximal muscles ⁴"

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"chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is often the initial diagnosis in POEMS syndrome, but in POEMS syndrome the weakness typically minimally involves proximal muscles ⁴"

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"POEM procedure: unrelated procedure involving an oesophageal myomectomy"

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List Caps

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"P: polyneuropathy"

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"O: organomegaly"

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"E: endocrinopathy"

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"S: skin changes"

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EG List And

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"skin changes, e.g. hyperpigmentation, hypertrichosis, glomeruloid haemangiomata, plethora, acrocyanosis, flushing, or white nails"

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"symptoms of organomegaly, e.g. a new palpable mass of lymphadenopathy or Castleman disease, or abdominal discomfort from hepatomegaly or splenomegaly"

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"volume overload, e.g. peripheral oedema, ascites, pleural effusion, or pericardial effusion"

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"The bones show sclerotic lesions, usually small ("

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"The bones show sclerotic lesions, usually small ("

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Strong

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"optic disc swelling (mimicking papilloedema)"

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Commas

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"skin changes (hyperpigmentation, hypertrichosis, glomeruloid haemangiomata, plethora, acrocyanosis, flushing, or white nails)"

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"symptoms of endocrinopathy, e.g. hypogonadism (most common), hyperprolactinaemia, hypopituitarism, Addison disease, hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism"

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"skin changes, e.g. hyperpigmentation, hypertrichosis, glomeruloid haemangiomata, plethora, acrocyanosis, flushing, or white nails"

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"The bones show sclerotic lesions, usually small ("

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"Generally, if systemic, treatment is similar to other clonal plasma cell disorders, such as multiple myeloma, with chemotherapy (e.g. lenalidomide, bortezomib, etc.) and/or autologous haemopoietic stem cell transplant ⁶. If there is no bone marrow involvement and disease is only local, then radiotherapy to bony lesions may be another treatment option ⁶. Given the risk of thrombosis, appropriate thromboprophylaxis should also be considered in all patients ¹⁰."

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There Is

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"The cardinal clinical feature is a subacute, demyelinating, sensorimotor peripheral polyneuropathy ⁷. This typically causes marked distal limb weakness, with relative sparing of proximal musculature ⁷. There is often associated pain, especially distally ⁷."

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Oxford Comma

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Parentheses

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"The bones show sclerotic lesions, usually small ("

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