Yellow Nail Syndrome: With Familiar Primary Hypoplasia of Lymphatics, Manifest Late in Life

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].

Yellow nail syndrome.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a rare disorder of unknown cause characterized by the triad of yellow and thickened nails, lymphedema and respiratory manifestations. We review the current state of knowledge, particularly regarding the diagnosis and management of this disorder. RECENT FINDINGS Available data suggest acquired lymphatic dysfunction to be the predominant mecha...

[Yellow nail syndrome: case report].

The yellow nail syndrome is a rare disease, in which there is a triad of lymphedema, pleural effusion and slow-growing dystrophic yellow nails. Many associations have already been described; among them, chronic respiratory tract diseases, autoimmune disorders, malignancies and immunodeficiency conditions. Only one third of cases in the literature show all findings. The case reported next is an ...