Brain Edema ; etiology ; Female ; Heart Failure ; etiology ; Humans ; Infant ; Pneumonia ; complications ; Pulmonary Edema ; etiology

Central Nervous System Diseases ; complications ; Humans ; Pulmonary Edema ; etiology

POEMS syndrome is a rare disease caused by monoclonal plasma cell proliferative disorder.The typical signs include peripheral neuropathy,organ enlargement,endocrine disease,M proteinemia,and skin changes.In clinical practice,the atypical,complex,and changeable clinical manifestations of this syndrome can easily lead to misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis.A case of POEMS syndrome with peripheral edema and ascites as the main manifestations is reported in this paper.
Humans ; Ascites/etiology* ; POEMS Syndrome/diagnosis* ; Edema/diagnosis* ; Skin

The study is to improve clinicians' understanding of TAFRO syndrome, to explore the diagnosis and treatment of TAFRO syndrome and to identify TAFRO syndrome in the early stage. The clinical manifestations, laboratory examination results, imaging manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of TAFRO syndrome were reported, and the literature of TAFRO syndrome was reviewed. The main clinical manifestations of the female were intermittent vaginal bleeding, fever, depressive edema of both legs, red blood cell and thrombocytopenia, and renal function deterioration. The results showed that leukocytes increased, anemia, thrombocytopenia and severe renal dysfunction were found; With fever, C-reactive protein and procalcitonin increased significantly, bone penetration suggested that granulocyte proliferation was active, and megakaryocytes were seen. But anti-infection treatment was ineffective; CT suggested that there was a high uptake of multiple fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in many parts of the body; The lymph node biopsy was considered to be in accordance with the transparent vascular type of Castleman disease; Renal biopsy was used to return thrombotic microvascular disease with subacute renal tubulointerstitial nephropathy. In terms of treatment, the clinical condition of the patients was improved after methylprednisolone (60 mg, once a day), the temperature was normal, and the effusion in the serous cavity was better than before. The blood transfusion and platelet support therapy were intermittently given. Hemoglobin and platelets were increased in sex, and the urine volume increased to 1 000 mL/day. However, the platelet dropped at a later time, after 1 month of treatment with topizumab, the clinical condition of the patients was further improved. At present, the blood pigment and platelets returned to normal and had been separated from dialysis. TAFRO syndrome is a special subtype of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease, and it is a group of systemic inflammatory diseases with its own characteristics. Its clinical manifestations and diagnosis and treatment are unique compared with other idiopathic multicentric Castleman diseases. For the enlargement of lymph nodes of unknown reasons, it is suggested to improve the lymph node biopsy actively. Renal insufficiency is an important part of TAFRO syndrome. Renal biopsy is of great significance to study the pathogenesis of TAFRO syndrome and to judge the prognosis of patients. The clinical diagnosis of the disease requires comprehensive clinical manifestations and the results of various examinations. Early diagnosis and early treatment of the disease can often achieve good clinical effect.
Castleman Disease ; Edema ; Female ; Fever/etiology* ; Humans ; Kidney ; Renal Insufficiency

Breast edema is defined as a mammographic pattern of skin thickening, increased parenchymal density, and interstitial marking. It can be caused by benign or malignant diseases, as a result of a tumor in the dermal lymphatics of the breast, lymphatic congestion caused by breast, lymphatic drainage obstruction, or by congestive heart failure. Here we describe several conditions, that cause unilateral breast edema with the aim of familiarizing radiologists with these disease entities.
Breast Diseases/*etiology/*radiography/ultrasonography ; Edema/*etiology/*radiography/ultrasonography ; Female ; Humans ; *Mammography ; Ultrasonography, Mammary

Aged ; Amyloidosis ; complications ; diagnosis ; Diagnostic Errors ; Dyspnea ; etiology ; Edema ; etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis

Bulbar Palsy, Progressive ; etiology ; Child, Preschool ; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease ; complications ; Humans ; Male ; Pulmonary Edema ; etiology

Enterovirus A, Human ; Enterovirus Infections ; pathology ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; etiology ; virology ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Pulmonary Edema ; etiology ; virology

Kawasaki disease (KD) is recognized as a systemic vasculitis affecting multi-organ with inflammatory changes. The commonest and most serious complication of KD is coronary artery aneurysm, but KD may cause other organic complications beside cardiac problems. Gastrointestinal tract also present complications of KD in which, for example, hepatic dysfunction, pancreatitis, intussusception, colonic obstruction, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and bowel edema are included. Among them, colonal wall edema is left unknown in the incidence, and it has been reported even if rare. In this report, we describe a case of KD with colonal wall edema, occurred in 5-yr-old boy who complained of severe abdominal pain and vomiting.
Abdominal Pain/etiology ; Child, Preschool ; Colonic Diseases/*etiology ; Edema/*etiology ; Humans ; Male ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/*complications

PURPOSE: We report a case of branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) in a healthy pregnant woman. METHODS: A 29-year-old pregnant woman presented with decreased vision in her left eye. She had a pale retina with macular edema consistent with BRAO. An extensive workup was performed to determine an etiologic factor. All test results were within normal limits except for her factor VIII activity. Her visual acuity improved from finger counting to 20/30 over 2 months without any treatment. RESULTS: This case suggests that BRAO can occur in healthy patients without any systemic or ocular disorders. CONCLUSIONS: BRAO can occur in healthy patients without any systemic or ocular disorders, despite an extensile evaluation.
Adult ; Factor VIII/analysis ; Female ; Humans ; Macular Edema/etiology ; Pregnancy ; *Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic ; Retinal Artery Occlusion/*etiology ; Vision Disorders/etiology