Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal gammopathy, Skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare plasma cell disorder that causes a paraneoplastic syndrome. We report the first case of POEMS syndrome with synchronous breast cancer. The patient was at risk of being misdiagnosed with metastatic cancer, and it is important to emphasize that physical examinations provided vital diagnost...

This study is titled ‘Indications of Linguistic Structures in Jawahery’s Poetry: Those Poetries That Are Composed for Kurds and Kurdistanis As A Sample”. topic has been selected two reasons: the first reason that Jawahery was a revolutionist rebellion poet, he fond truth, peace justice; second one composed many poems on Kurdish revolution its leaders. Thus, this aims at examining structure thos...

BACKGROUND There has been little research into poetry-based medical education. Few studies consider learners' perceptions in depth. OBJECTIVE To explore general practice registrars' (GPRs) perceptions of two poetry-based sessions. METHODS GPRs in one general practice vocational training scheme experienced two poetry sessions. In one, the facilitator selected poems; in the other, poems were ...

POEMS syndrome is an important paraneoplastic syndrome associated with multisystem involvement. Extravascular volume overload like pericardial effusion and ascites has a broad differential diagnosis. In addition, it may be initial presentation of disease. For that reason, this case report is highlight to warn of different forms of presentation of poems syndrome.

A 55-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of progressive generalized oedema and mild kidney dysfunction (serum creatinine 1.12mg/dL; blood urea nitrogen 45mg/dL). On admission, generalized oedema, transudative pleural effusion, collapsed inferior vena cava and low fractional excretion of sodium (0.14%) suggested severe volume depletion due to plasma extravasation; however, its aetiology c...

OBJECTIVE To compare symptomatic and objective outcomes between HM and POEM. BACKGROUND The surgical gold standard for achalasia is laparoscopic Heller myotomy (HM) and partial fundoplication. Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a less invasive flexible endoscopic alternative. We compare their safety and efficacy. METHODS Data on consecutive HMs and POEMs for achalasia from 2007 to 2012 w...

Artist and historian of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation, Jeffery Darensbourg’s 2020 film with Fernando López features poetry in Ishakkoy, an indigenous language from what is now southwest Louisiana southeast Texas, composed during artist residency at A Studio Woods. The companion essay shares some process composing creative works this language, especially writing centos, also known as patchwork or col...

This work examines the commentaries on Horace’s Odes 1, 4; 4, 7 and 12 composed by Porphyrio, Pseudo-Acro,Cristoforo Landino AntonioMancinelli (Horatius cum quatuor commentariis, Venetiis 1492). After a brief overview of Horatian exegetical tradition, we analyze similarities differences in terms content form between ancient scholia Renaissance commentaries. Thus, aim to highlight interpretation...

POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes) is characterised by a rare multisystem disorder of unknown pathogenesis. Although its pathophysiology is not well understood, overexpression of proinflammatory cytokines has been implicated. Gastrointestinal system disorders have not been reported among the components of the syndrome. A case i...

OBJECTIVE POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein and skin changes) syndrome is a rare multisystem disease characterised by plasma cell dyscrasia and overproduction of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). VEGF is assumed to be useful in monitoring disease activity, because VEGF levels usually decrease after treatment. However, there is no study to investigate whethe...