POEMS syndrome is a rare clonal plasma cell disease associated with multisystem involvement. We reported a case of 48-year-old woman with large volume of exudative ascites with an increased level of λ-light chain and hepatosplenomegaly. The patient was treated with thalidomide and dexamethasone and showed a good clinical response.
Keywords: POEMS syndrome; ascites; case report; hepatosplenomegaly; pelvic effusion; polyneuropathy.
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