Yellow nail syndrome associated with chronic pericardial effusion.
A 74-year-old man had typical yellow nail syndrome, associated with pericardial effusion and hyperimmunoglobulinemia (IgG 3,179 mg/dl, IgM 402 mg/dl). A search of the literature fails to reveal a previously reported case of yellow nail syndrome associated with pericardial effusion.
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome