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Kicherova O.A.

Tyumen State Medical University

Berdichevskaya E.B.

Multidisciplinary Clinical and Diagnostic Center «Doctor-A»

Reikhert L.I.

Tyumen State Medical University

Doyan Yu.I.

Tyumen State Medical University

Kicherova K.P.

Tyumen Cardiology Research Center

POEMS syndrome: A complex diagnostic case under the guise of chronic polyneuropathy

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Kicherova O.A., Berdichevskaya E.B., Reikhert L.I., Doyan Yu.I., Kicherova K.P.

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Kicherova OA, Berdichevskaya EB, Reikhert LI, Doyan YuI, Kicherova KP. POEMS syndrome: A complex diagnostic case under the guise of chronic polyneuropathy. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2025;125(10):137‑143. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro2025125101137

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