eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2014-06-24 2 6 117 119 10.12691/ajmcr-2-6-2 AJMCR2014262 article Abimbola Aderinto-Adike aoaderinto@tmhs.org 1 Hung Q Doan 1 Cima Nowbakht 1 Elizabeth Looke-Stewart 1 Soma Jyothula 2 Houston Methodist Hospital, Department of Medicine, 6565 Fannin Street, Houston TX 77030 USA Houston Methodist Hospital, Department of Pulmonary and Transplant Medicine, 6565 Fannin Street, Houston TX 77030 USA 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. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/2/6/2/ajmcr-2-6-2.pdf POEMS disease paraneoplastic disease diarrhea paresthesias shortness of breath