A rare cause of pericardial effusion and ascites: POEMS syndrome


Katipoglu B., Katipoğlu Z., Ates I., Yirgin G., Demir B. F., Acehan F.

Hematology Reports, cilt.9, sa.4, ss.131-132, 2017 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4081/hr.2017.7384
  • Dergi Adı: Hematology Reports
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.131-132
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ascıtes, Perıcardıal effusıon, Poems syndrome
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

POEMS syndrome is an important paraneoplastic syndrome associated with multisystem involvement. Extravascular volume overload like pericardial effusion and ascites has a broad differential diagnosis. In addition, it may be initial presentation of disease. For that reason, this case report is highlight to warn of different forms of presentation of poems syndrome.