Abstract
A 40-year-old Chinese man presented with sensorimotor polyneuropathy, IgAlambda paraprotein, osteosclerotic bone lesions, hypertrichosis, and impotence with decreased testosterone and raised prolactin level. POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin changes) syndrome was diagnosed and he was treated with melphalan and prednisolone. After chemotherapy, other manifestations of POEMS syndrome developed, such as multiple haemangiomas over the chest and neck region, splenomegaly and generalized oedema. One haemangioma had a peculiar clinical morphology, similar to the appearance of cerebral gyri. Skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of glomeruloid haemangioma. Chemotherapy was then switched to cyclophosphamide and prednisolone, resulting in further improvement in muscle power and hypertrichosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a clinically distinctive morphology of glomeruloid haemangioma, and its recognition may increase the index of suspicion for early skin biopsy.
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