Bucillamine-induced yellow nail syndrome

Bucillamine‐induced yellow nail syndrome

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A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Bucillamine-Induced Yellow Nail Syndrome Initially Manifesting as Pulmonary Disease

We report a case of a 67-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis with yellow nail syndrome (YNS) that was caused by bucillamine. All three signs (yellow fingernails, lymphatic edema, and bronchiectasis) of YNS manifested, with characteristic timing, first with the nails turning yellow after when bronchiectasis was noticed. We reviewed 10 case reports from Japan and compared the periods until t...

Yellow nail syndrome*

Yellow nail syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by three main features: discoloration of the nails, together with dystrophic alterations; lymphedema; and pleural effusion. It is often accompanied by bronchiectasis and chronic rhinosinusitis. Herein, we report a case of the complete syndrome with bilateral pleural effusion in a patient under treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis for nine mo...

[Yellow nail syndrome].

A 40 year old man, the son of nonconsanguineous healthy parents of Arab extraction, was hospitalized in our department because of left leg cellulitis. His medical history included bronchiectasis complicated by recurrent respiratory tract infections that necessitated lobectomy at age 20. Since adolescence he had suffered from swollen feet with recurrent leg cellulitis. The patient also displayed...

[Yellow nail syndrome].