Ear involvement in the yellow nail syndrome.

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  • J M Armitage
  • D J Lane
  • J R Stradling
  • M Burton
چکیده

Recognized features of the yellow nail syndrome include yellow nails, lymphedema, and pleural effusions. We report a patient with the additional feature of keratosis obturans, which may be a manifestation of this syndrome in the external ear.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chest

دوره 98 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1990