A case of yellow nail syndrome presenting as recurrent pneumonia

We report a case of yellow nail syndrome (YNS) associated with recurrent episodes of pneumonia. The patient, a 31-year-old female, presented with yellow nails, chronic bronchitis and pleural effusion. The etiology of YNS remains unknown although it has been postulated to be associated with lymphatic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nihon Kyōbu Shikkan Gakkai zasshi 1993-12, Vol.31 (12), p.1566-1571
Hauptverfasser: Tanoue, M, Satoh, T, Yoshizawa, Y
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of yellow nail syndrome (YNS) associated with recurrent episodes of pneumonia. The patient, a 31-year-old female, presented with yellow nails, chronic bronchitis and pleural effusion. The etiology of YNS remains unknown although it has been postulated to be associated with lymphatic abnormalities. YNS is a rare disease with only 22 cases reported in Japan. However, YNS is often associated with respiratory infections, and should thus be borne in mind.
ISSN:0301-1542
DOI:10.11389/jjrs1963.31.1566