| Literature DB >> 21956018 |
Abstract
A 43-year-old man with POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes), including long-standing optic disc swelling, had sudden painless vision loss in the left eye. Brain MRI revealed an intracranial mass adjacent to the left optic nerve and enhancement of the optic nerve. The mass decreased in size following chemotherapy for myeloma with some recovery of vision. This represents a unique case of optic neuropathy due to presumed plasmacytoma in osteosclerotic IgA myeloma and POEMS syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 21956018 PMCID: PMC3725956 DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e318234db5d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroophthalmol ISSN: 1070-8022 Impact factor: 3.042