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Lymphedema, Pleural Effusions and Yellow Nails
Two siblings with congenital lymphedema had recurrent pleural effusions in adult life. The brother also had yellow toenails and thus represents an example of the syndrome of lymphedema, pleural effusions, and yellow nails. An immunologic deficiency state in these patients was suggested by recurrent bronchopthonary and skin infections, hypogammaglobulinemia, and episodes of lymphopenia. The sist...
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The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a new syndrome and to describe three examples of chronic pleural effusion due to chronic lymphoedema. Before encountering these patients I had never previously considered chronic lymphoedema as a cause of chronic pleural effusion: it is certainly not described in any standard textbook, although it was tentatively referred to in one in 1963 (Robs...
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Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a rare entity of unknown cause in which congenitally hypoplastic lymphatics play a major role in the clinical manifestations of the disease. YNS has been associated with many malignancies and immune disorders. We report a case of new-onset YNS associated with breast cancer and dramatic improvement in the yellow nails with cancer treatment.
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A differential diagnosis must be made between transient yellow discoloration of the nails and yellow nail syndrome. We highlight some practical aspects of yellow nail discoloration.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1934
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591573402700810