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Improvement of cutaneous manifestations in POEMS syndrome after UVA1 phototherapy

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 45; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1067/mjd.2001.117248

1097-6787

Martin Schaller, Ricardo Romiti, Andreas Wollenberg, Bettina Prinz, Birgit Woerle,

Urticaria and Related Conditions

The acronym POEMS was coined by Bardwick et al1 in 1980 and describes the main features of this pathologic entity including polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy and elevated levels of a monoclonal protein in the serum and urine.2 Skin changes are generally nonspecific and include hyperpigmentation, skin thickening, and scleroderma-like changes, among others.3-10 We describe a patient with POEMS syndrome whose cutaneous manifestations markedly improved after phototherapy with UVA1 (340-400 nm).