Patient characteristics by POEMS syndrome features criteria (N = 16)
. | Number of patients (%) . |
|---|---|
| Peripheral neuropathy | 16 (100) |
| Wheelchair confined | 8 (50) |
| Motor | 15 (94) |
| Sensory | 16 (100) |
| Organomegaly | 13 (81) |
| Splenomegaly | 10 (62) |
| Hepatomegaly | 5 (31) |
| Lymphadenopathy | 7 (44) |
| Castleman disease | 2 (12) |
| Endocrinopathy | 14 (87) |
| Skin changes | 13 (81) |
| Sclerotic lesions | |
| None | 1 (6) |
| 1 | 6 (37) |
| More than 1 | 9 (56) |
| Polyclonal plasma cells in iliac crest bone marrow aspiration | 6 (37) |
| Edema/ascites/effusion | 14 (87) |
| Ascites | 6 (37) |
| Effusion | 4 (25) |
| Papilledema | 4 (25) |
| Thrombocytosis/erythrocytosis | 7 (44) |
| Erythrocytosis | 2 (12) |
| Prior thrombotic event | 5 (31) |
. | Number of patients (%) . |
|---|---|
| Peripheral neuropathy | 16 (100) |
| Wheelchair confined | 8 (50) |
| Motor | 15 (94) |
| Sensory | 16 (100) |
| Organomegaly | 13 (81) |
| Splenomegaly | 10 (62) |
| Hepatomegaly | 5 (31) |
| Lymphadenopathy | 7 (44) |
| Castleman disease | 2 (12) |
| Endocrinopathy | 14 (87) |
| Skin changes | 13 (81) |
| Sclerotic lesions | |
| None | 1 (6) |
| 1 | 6 (37) |
| More than 1 | 9 (56) |
| Polyclonal plasma cells in iliac crest bone marrow aspiration | 6 (37) |
| Edema/ascites/effusion | 14 (87) |
| Ascites | 6 (37) |
| Effusion | 4 (25) |
| Papilledema | 4 (25) |
| Thrombocytosis/erythrocytosis | 7 (44) |
| Erythrocytosis | 2 (12) |
| Prior thrombotic event | 5 (31) |