BACKGROUND Polyneuropathy organomegaly endocrinopathy M-protein skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare cause of polyneuropathy. Calciphylaxis, a severe disease leading to necrotic ulcers of the skin, is associated with POEMS syndrome and also with renal disease. This case report describes a patient with POEMS syndrome plus primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 27-ye...

Previously called Crow-Fukase syndrome, POEMS syndrome is characterized by poly-neuropathy, osteo-sclerotic myeloma, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal plasma cell disorder, and skin changes. Extremely elevated levels of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are characteristic of the syndrome. Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infections can also be present in POEMS. The pat...

This descriptive qualitative study investigates the types and functions of code-switching between English vernacular Arabic in eight poems. In order to do this, published audio video recordings poems obtained from YouTube are analysed using a method data analysis. The content analysis reveals two main code-switching: sentences (inter-sentential) within (intra-sentential). Its possible humour, r...

PurposeThis study aimed to describe the influence of race, environment, and era in Andalusian society on Ibn Zaidun's hymn (praise) tahniah (congratulations) poetry using perspective Hippolite Adolf Taine. MethodThis was a qualitative research library design that relied Diwan Zaidun: Rasailuhu, Akhbaruhu, Syi'rul Mikjain written by Kamil Kailani Abdurrahman. This analyzed tradition praise (mada...

In the poetry creation, poets use many different writing techniques. This paper expounds the image expressions in British love poems and lyrics from four aspects: description, symbolism, figure of speech and personification. Man has been singing for love since written language was invented. Love has been the eternal subject theme of poems and become perpetual singing. Many poets also worship na...

The objective of this study is to determine if the nerve pathology in patients with POEMS syndrome is different from CIDP. We hypothesized that nerve biopsies from patients with POEMS syndrome would have more small vessels and axonal degeneration but less inflammation than CIDP.We performed a retrospective analysis of nerve biopsies performed on "classic" CIDP and POEMS cases. Nerve biopsies we...

Philosophy regulates the functioning of human life. Good philosophies are cross-cutting faces This theoretical thinking in Arabic literature dates back to Jahiliyya period. Arab literary figures that, have appeared throughout history, made significant contributions regulation life by conveying philosophical ideas their works. These dialogues potential elicit a positive response solving various ...

The Complete Tang Poems (CTP) is the most important source to study Tang poems. We look into CTP with computational tools from specific linguistic perspectives, including distributional semantics and collocational analysis. From such quantitative viewpoints, we compare the usage of “wind” and “moon” in the poems of Li Bai (李白) and Du Fu (杜甫). Colors in poems function like sounds in movies, and ...

POEMS syndrome is a rare conglomeration of disorders associated with plasma cell dyscrasia. The acronym POEMS is derived from main features of the syndrome namely 'polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin lesions'. Other clinical features include presence of sclerotic bone lesions, Castleman's disease, papilledema, pleural effusion, edema, ascites, erythrocyt...