Yellow Nails, Chronic Cough, and Edema

Yellow Nails, Chronic Cough, and Edema

Simon and Bundi present a case study of an 86-year-old man, who was diagnosed with Yellow nail syndrome. Yellow nail syndrome is defined by the triad of yellow nails, lymphedema, and chronic respiratory manifestations. Therapies used to specifically treat the yellow nails are oral antifungal agents,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of medicine 2010-02, Vol.123 (2), p.125-126
Hauptverfasser: Simon, Roger W., MD, Bundi, Beat, MD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cough - etiology
General aspects
Humans
Internal Medicine
Lymphedema - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Pneumology
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Skin care products
Skin diseases
Yellow Nail Syndrome - complications
Yellow Nail Syndrome - diagnosis
Yellow Nail Syndrome - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Simon and Bundi present a case study of an 86-year-old man, who was diagnosed with Yellow nail syndrome. Yellow nail syndrome is defined by the triad of yellow nails, lymphedema, and chronic respiratory manifestations. Therapies used to specifically treat the yellow nails are oral antifungal agents, zinc, topical or oral vitamin E, and intralesional steroid injections.
ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.10.007