POEMS syndrome has been defined as an association of plasma celi dyscrasia with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein and skin changes. In this report, we describe a case of POEMS syndrome. A 10-year-old girl presented with polyneoropathy, diabetes mellitus type I, double monoclonal gammopathy (IgA and IgG), hepatomegaly, cardiomegaly, hyperpigmentation, and hypertricosis. To ...

Vitamin B12 deficiency can present with various hematological, gastrointestinal and neurological manifestations. We report a case of elderly female who presented with neuropathy and vitamin B12 deficiency where the final work-up revealed polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS). This case suggests that, although POEMS syndrome is a rare entit...

Due to differences in form, style and culture between the original and the translated version of ancient Chinese poetry, the meaning of translated ancient Chinese poems is bound to differ from that of the originals. Therefore, to certain extent some ancient Chinese poems can never be completely translated; but it is possible that they can be better translated so that the reader of the translate...

thy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes. POEMS syndrome is a rare disor− der, with only a limited number of cases reported in the literature. The first de− scriptions of POEMS syndrome were pub− lished by Crow in 1956 [1] and by Fukase in 1968 [2]. It is therefore also known as Crow±Fukase syndrome. The symptom complex of POEMS syndrome includes skin changes s...

POEMS is an acronym for a rare multisystemic syndrome encompassing polyneuropathy (P), organomegaly (O), endocrinopathy (E), monoclonal gammopathy (M), skin changes (S) and additional features variably expressed [1]. POEMS syndrome is associated with high vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serum levels. This angiogenic factor likely plays a pathogenic role, in particular for neuropathy, ...

Chylothorax results from various causes, such as malignancy, trauma, or infection. POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes) is a multisystemic syndrome that is associated with plasma cell disorder. Pleural effusion is a common manifestation of POEMS syndrome, but the association of POEMS syndrome with chylothorax has not been reporte...

BACKGROUND A syndrome variously combining peripheral neuropathy, visceromegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS syndrome) is a rare variant of plasma cell dyscrasia with multisystemic manifestations. Acute ischemic strokes in patients with POEMS syndrome have rarely been reported, and the pathophysiologic mechanism of this disease is unknown. Fibrinogen is reporte...

How do standards of poetic beauty change as a function of time and expertise? Here we use computational methods to compare the stylistic features of 359 English poems written by 19th century professional poets, Imagist poets, contemporary professional poets, and contemporary amateur poets. Building upon techniques designed to analyze style and sentiment in texts, we examine elements of poetic c...

POEMS disease is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome resulting from an underlying plasma cell disorder. We present a unique case of POEMS disease with predominant clinical symptoms of diarrhea and paresthesias.