Bilateral swelling of the optic disk in the presence of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, skin changes (POEMS syndrome);Beidseitige papillenschwellung bei polyneuropathie, organomegalie, endokrinopathie, monoklonalen proteinen und hautveranderungen (POEMS-syndrom)

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-63

  Barry, Jean Cyriaque ^a   Gleichmann, Marc ^a   Wilhelm, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Papilledema; Plasmocytoma; POEMS; Tumor associated neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; M PROTEIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PAPILLEDEMA; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PLASMACYTOMA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PROGNOSIS; SKIN DISEASE; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0032808689     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1034671     Document Type: Article

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