POEMS syndrome with extensive calciphylaxis: A case report and literature review
We report the 9th case. A middle-aged woman with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and monoclonal plasma cell proliferative disorder with IgA gammopathy presented with a 3-month history of multiple painful violaceous plaques with gangrenous necrosis and ulceration on the abdomen and extremities. The skin lesions worsened after surgical debridement and fasciotomy but improved with weekly intravenous bortezomib combined with thalidomide and dexamethasone for POEMS syndrome. The present case illustrates that effective control of the disease activity of POEMS syndrome may improve the surgical outcome of extensive skin necrosis in POEMS syndrome-associated calciphylaxis.
Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Cheng-Han Liu Yu-Chen Chen Tsai-Yun Chen Hang-Wei Huang Julia Yu-Yun Lee Source Type: research
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