Ear involvement in the yellow nail syndrome.
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.
Armitage
J M
JM
Osler Chest Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, England.
Lane
D J
DJ
Stradling
J R
JR
Burton
M
M
D004424:Ear Canal; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000473:pathology; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome