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POEMS syndrome: an unusual cause of bilateral optic disk swelling
1Department of Ophthalomology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Canada. anthonyw@unixg.ubc.ca
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|September 23, 1998
Abstract
Purpose:
To alert ophthalmologists to POEMS syndrome as an unusual cause of optic disk swelling.
Method:
Case report. A 25-year-old white woman developed scotomata and optic disk swelling, and systemic signs and symptoms of POEMS syndrome.
Results:
Bone marrow biopsy disclosed multiple myeloma. Despite treatment with corticosteroids, radiation, and marrow transplantation, the patient died from multi-organ failure.
Conclusion:
Because POEMS syndrome typically affects older male patients, this is an unusual case of multiple myeloma in conjunction with POEMS syndrome.