Association of co-existing vitamin B6 and B12 deficiency with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome: a case report by Stephan Hu, Sharon Brown-Kunin, Paul Martin, Yujie Wang

“…Abstract Background Both vitamin B6 deficiency and vitamin B12 deficiency can present with symptoms that appear like polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome, with painful peripheral neuropathy and sensorimotor dysfunction. …”
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Burning Mouth Syndrome Treated with Mandibular and Maxillary Nerve Blocks by Jamal Hasoon, Christopher Robinson, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye

“…Burning mouth syndrome is a condition characterized by a painful burning sensation in the oral mucosa lasting at least 3-6 months with no definitive etiology. …”
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Abdominal Wall Endometriosis Following Cesarean Section: Report of a Case by Selçuk Erkılınç, Coşkun Ümit, Gamze Erkılınç, İrfan Özer, Ali İrfan Güzel, Melike Doğanay

“…We recommend taking into consideration this rare condition especially in women presenting painful mass near the scar with previous caesarean section. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Yersiniosis by Aswathy Sreedharan, Correy Jones, Keith R. Schneider

“…It is characterized by gastroenteritis, with diarrhea and/or vomiting, fever, abdominal pains, and skin rashes. Although outbreaks of yersiniosis are uncommon and sporadic in nature, foodborne outbreaks have been associated with consumption of contaminated food or water, and in places of high pork consumption. …”
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Healthy Living: Staying Regular by Linda B. Bobroff, Luisa Oliver-Cordero

“…Over time, chronic constipation can cause serious and painful conditions such as hemorrhoids and diverticular disease. …”
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Constitutions as Chains? On the Intergenerational Challenges of Constitution-Making by Konstantin Chatziathanasiou

“…After contrasting classic ideas of Burke and Paine, I discuss different ways of addressing the challenge, such as the amendability of a constitution, eternity clauses or recurring constitutional assemblies. …”
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Human Bot Fly, torsalo (Central America), moyocuil (Mexico), berne (Brasil), mucha (Colombia, mirunta (Peru), and ura (Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay), Dermatobia hominis (Linnae... by Stephanie K. Larrick, C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly

“…It describes this large, densely haired fly native to Central and South America, which, in its larval stage, infests the skin of mammals causing painful pustules, a condition known as myiasis. Includes references. …”
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A lesson in love: Farid al-Din Attar’s story of Sheikh San’an and the Christian girl by R. de Groot

“…The sheikh’s surprise meeting with the girl leads him to the painful insight that, although he is an accomplished and highly respected scholar, he does not know true love. …”
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Someone is to blame: the impact of suicide on the mind of the bereaved (including clinicians) by Rachel Gibbons

“…Understanding why suicide unleashes such painful and dangerous forces helps mitigate the widespread harm and distress that often follows such a death. …”
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Io Moth Automeris io (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) by Donald W. Hall

“…The attractive Io moth caterpillar is also well-known because of its painful sting. But like many of the other saturniid moths, is less common now in parts of its range. …”
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Twostriped Walkingstick, Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll) (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae) by Michael C. Thomas

“…The last common name is particularly apt as this species is capable of squirting a strong-smelling defensive spray that is painfully irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes (Gray 1835, Meinwald et al. 1962, Eisner 1965, Stewart 1937, Hatch et al. 1993, Paysse et al. 2001, Dziezyc 1992). …”
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Tropical Fowl Mite, Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese) (Acari: Macronyssidae) by Harold A. Denmark, Harvey L. Cromroy

“…The bite is irritating to man and some individuals react to the bite with prolonged itching and painful dermatitis. Several to many reports are received each year of mites invading homes. …”
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Pantropical Jumping Spiders in Florida by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…All jumping spiders are harmless to humans, although the larger species can give a locally painful bite if roughly handled. This document is EENY-158 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 199), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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A Christian spirituality of imperfection: Towards a pastoral theology of descent within the praxis of orthopathy by D.J. Louw

“…In a theology of descent, the following question emerges: How does the pastoral ministry address the painful realities of failure and existential imperfection as related to the limitations of suffering human beings? …”
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"(In)justice" of suffering in family law by Đerlek Minela

“…The problem arises when the end of joint life occurs between the parents, where the disintegration of the only "refuge and source of love" creates a feeling of deprivation, injustice and painful feeling.…”
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Reviewing the current treatment approaches for bullous pemphigoid – analysis of literature by Julia Nowak, Agnieszka Najdek, Daria Oleksy, Dawid Komada, Urszula Kaczmarska, Aleksandra Woźniak, Michał Jakub Cioch, Marcin Mycyk, Kamil Hermanowicz, Katarzyna Doman

“…BP significantly impacts patients’ quality of life due to painful, pruritic skin lesions and is associated with a higher prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities, such as schizophrenia. …”
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Giant Water Bugs, Electric Light Bugs, Lethocerus, Abedus, Belostoma (Insecta: Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) by Paul M. Choate

“…Individuals are capable of inflicting a painful bite with their strong beak, and may also pinch with their front legs. …”
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Interrogating the Influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Combating Clinical Errors in Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria by EMMANUEL MAHANAN JOSIAH

“…Notwithstanding, the study found that when ICT equipments are fully utilized for healthcare delivery, the gains will certainly outweigh the pains as ICT will reduce clinical errors, it will enhance collaboration among professionals and reduce patient waiting time and wastage. …”
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An Endometrioid Ovary Cyst and Fallopian Tube in the Inguinal Canal: Conservative or Surgical Management? by Sema Ovalı, Ahmet Yılmaz, Gürkan Zorlu

“…A 31 year old woman who had 2 cesarean sections before presented with a painful and red mass in the left inguinal canal. Absence of the left ovary had been noted during previous cesarean sections and she had two attacks of pelvic inflammatory disease. …”
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Bouwen aan morgen met het bouwmateriaal van gisteren: Tobit 7-8 over de rol van geliefden als hoenders en verzorgers van elkanders psychische kwetsuren by S. Veulemans

“… A painful past can spoil a person’s perspective on the future, which, in the case of a couple, can put pressure on their future together. …”
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