Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2024; 12(3): 601-606
Published online Jan 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i3.601
Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, skin changes syndrome with dilated cardiomyopathy: A case report
Jia-Rong Li, Lei-Yu Feng, Jian-Wei Li, Yu Liao, Fei-Qi Liu
Jia-Rong Li, Lei-Yu Feng, Jian-Wei Li, Yu Liao, Fei-Qi Liu, Department of General Medicine, Xiangtan Central Hospital, Xiangtan 411100, Hunan Province, China
Author contributions: Li JR was responsible for data collection, manuscript writing and editing; Feng LY participated in data collection and editing; Li JW and Liao Y participated in editing; Liu FQ was responsible for conceptualization and supervision; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
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Corresponding author: Fei-Qi Liu, MD, Chief Physician, Department of General Medicine, Xiangtan Central Hospital, No. 120 Heping Road, Xiangtan 411100, Hunan Province, China. lfq720104@163.com
Received: October 11, 2023
Peer-review started: October 11, 2023
First decision: December 5, 2023
Revised: December 16, 2023
Accepted: January 4, 2024
Article in press: January 4, 2024
Published online: January 26, 2024
Core Tip

Core Tip: Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome that encompass multiple systems. Diagnoses are often delayed because the unusual and atypical nature of the syndrome, exposing patients to possibly severe disability. Our report presents the first case of a 59-year-old Chinese female with newly diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy and POEMS syndrome. Although POEMS syndrome with dilated cardiomyopathy is rare, physicians should consider it when patients with cardiomyopathy have systemic manifestations.