1 of 2 DESCRIPTION Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) was fi rst described in 1964 by Samman and White, who noted the association of nail discolouration and leg oedema. 1 Emerson added pleural effusion as the third element of YNS. 2 Hiller et al reported that the respiratory manifestations are diverse and include pleural effusion, bronchiectasis, rhinosinusitis, chronic cough and recurrent lung infecti...

Among the causes of lymphoedema (LE), secondary LE due to filariasis is the most prevalent. It affects only a minority of the 120 million people infected with the causative organisms of lymphatic filariasis (LF), Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi/timori, but is clustered in families, indicating a genetic basis for development of this pathology. The majority of infected individuals develop ...

To cite: Espírito Santo R, Moldovan O, Costa P, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-215872 DESCRIPTION A female neonate was evaluated due to limb oedema. Her father and three older siblings were healthy. Her mother had a subclinical autoimmune hypothyroidism. Gestation was uneventful, except for an abnormal maternal serum screening for ane...

This study reports on 110 consecutive patients, mean age 59 years, operated on for partial mastectomy and axillary dissection. Radiotherapy of 50 Gy was administered to 75 of the patients. Most tumours were T1 tumours and all patients were NO. Lymphoedema is defined as an increase in arm volume > 10% and impaired shoulder mobility as an impairment of 15 degrees compared with the preoperative va...