[Yellow nail syndrome: case report].

نویسندگان

  • Ronaldo Figueredo Machado
  • Dário Júnior de Freitas Rosa
  • Christiane Chaves Augusto Leite
  • Marcelino Pereira Martins Neto
  • Aloísio Gamonai
چکیده

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 example of the classical triad.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

دوره 84 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009