Cardiomyopathy in a case of Crow-Fukase syndrome

Jpn Heart J. 1997 Nov;38(6):877-80. doi: 10.1536/ihj.38.877.

Abstract

Crow-Fukase syndrome or POEMS syndrome is a variant of plasma cell dyscrasia that is characterized by polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, the presence of M-protein in serum, and dermatological changes. A 60-year-old man presented with features of Crow-Fukase syndrome, such as the presence of M-protein in serum, dermatological changes, and osteosclerotic changes, but did not have polyneuropathy. To our knowledge, this is the first case of Crow-Fukase syndrome in which the presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been confirmed by a left endomyocardial biopsy. The findings suggest that hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be a manifestation of organomegaly in patients with Crow-Fukase syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / etiology*
  • Connectin
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Proteins*
  • Myeloma Proteins / analysis
  • POEMS Syndrome / blood
  • POEMS Syndrome / complications*

Substances

  • Connectin
  • Muscle Proteins
  • Myeloma Proteins
  • multiple myeloma M-proteins