1. Takatsuki syndrome -- Information from Healthwise
POEMS syndrome is associated with a group of disorders known as monoclonal gammopathies or plasma cell dyscrasias. POEMS syndrome is an extremely rare multisystem disorder. POEMS syndrome is an extremely rare multisystem disorder.
http://www.everettclinic.com/kbase/nord/nord789.htm

2. POEMS Syndrome -- AOL Medical Encyclopedia
M-proteins are supposed to fight foreign substances in the body such as viruses and bacteria, but researchers suspect that they play a role in the developme...
http://body.aol.com/conditions/poems-syndrome

3. Physical Changes: Skin -- Information from the Merck Manual
These changes may occur because the placenta produces a hormone that stimulates melanocytes, the cells that make a dark brown skin pigment (melanin). As a result, the woman's posture changes somewhat.
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec22/ch257/ch257d.html#