Results 31 to 40 of about 4,496 (202)

POEMS syndrome misdiagnosed as diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A case report

Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2022
POEMS syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome caused by potential plasma cell diseases. It is mainly manifested as polyneuropathy and monoclonal plasma cell-proliferative disorder, may also be accompanied by Castleman diseases, sclerosing bone lesions,
Jiaojiao Yang, Jianjian Zhang, Jianmin Ren   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

POEMS SYNDROME: AN UPDATE [PDF]

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2017
POEMS syndrome is a rare, chronic and disabling condition. The causes of this condition remain unknown; however, chronic overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines appears to be a major contributor. Early diagnosis is essential to start treatment before the clinical condition of the patient becomes compromised.A complete evaluation of the disease at ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Peripheral retinal leakage in POEMS syndrome

International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 2021
Background POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, myeloma protein, skin changes) syndrome is a rare blood disorder with multi-system involvement. The cause is unknown.
Andrew Rising Carey, Praveen Jeyaseelan
doaj   +1 more source

POEMS syndrome with extensive calciphylaxis: A case report and literature review

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2020
POEMS syndrome, a paraneoplastic disorder, caused by plasma cell dyscrasia, is characterized by polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes.
Cheng-Han Liu, Yu-Chen Chen, Tsai-Yun Chen, Hang-Wei Huang, Julia Yu-Yun Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Raynaud’s phenomenon and positive antinuclear antibodies as first manifestation of POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes): a case report

BMC Rheumatology, 2022
Background POEMS syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome caused by plasma cell disorder almost always lambda restricted. Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon is an overlooked skin manifestation of the disease even though it is present in twenty percent of ...
Fabio Torres-Saavedra, Lina León-Sierra
doaj   +1 more source

Polyneuropathy as Novel Initial Manifestation in a Case of “Nonsecretory” POEMS Syndrome with Sjögren’s Syndrome

Case Reports in Medicine, 2017
POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes) is a paraneoplastic syndrome driven by plasma cell dyscrasias.
Minrui Liang, Zhixing Jiang, Zhiguang Lin, Bobin Chen, Hejian Zou, Weiguo Wan, Jun Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and biochemical characteristics for patients with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes syndrome: a pilot observational study

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundPolyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is rare life-threatening condition associated with a clonal plasma cell neoplasm.ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to investigate the clinical and ...
Pei Li, Ye Zhang, Li-Min Luo, Wen-Qing Wang, Jing Li, Yan Cheng, Xiao Dang, Yang Chen, Wei Jiang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurological Peculiarities of POEMS Syndrome: Experience From a Brazilian University Center

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome associated with significant neurologic morbidity. Better understanding of the manifestations of this disease is crucial to early diagnosis and improvement of prognosis.
Renan Fabri Rosenstein, Jose Pedro Soares Baima, Thales Dalessandro Meneguin Pereira, Gracia Aparecida Martinez, Carlos Otto Heise, Angelina Maria Martins Lino   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

FDG PET-MRI evaluation of synchronous gallbladder adenocarcinoma and POEMS syndrome

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
POEMS syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome associated with a plasma cell proliferative disorder. Gallbladder adenocarcinoma is a rare malignancy, with no association with POEMS syndrome.
Fatemeh Ataei, MD, Akash Sharma, MD, Rupert Stanborough, MD, Ephraim E. Parent, MD, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post‐Traumatic Growth in the Global South: Possibilities in Relational Ethics from Communities to Classrooms

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reports on a qualitative study of the way instructors and students understand and respond to traumatizing events in a Sri Lankan university. It shows how the attitudes and practices in the society at large are carried over to classrooms even though local institutions do not have a programmatic trauma‐informed pedagogy.
Suresh Canagarajah, Canista Arthie Hensman   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source