NOMAD ICONOGRAPHY ON TOMBSTONES FROM LURISTAN, IRAN

Nomad Iconography on Tombstones from Luristan, Iran

In Luristan in western Iran the nomad cemeteries are scattered apparently at random across the landscape.The history of these nomads is not very well known, and until a few years ago they were themselves largely illiterate.They have lived in areas which comprise some of the very isolated mountain valleys and plains in the central Zagros mountains,

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Kidney involvement in Crow-Fukase syndrome

Crow-Fukase syndrome, also known as POEMS syndrome, is a rare plasma dyscrasia characterized by monoclonal gammopathy and various combinations of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy and dermatological changes, and their initials stand for the acronym POEMS.Substantial kidney involvement is rarely related to this disease.Our report is about

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