Yellow nail syndrome: report of five cases.
Five patients with the yellow nail syndrome triad are described; all five had yellow nails, primary lymphedema, and respiratory tract involvement. Four of the patients noted the onset of the syndrome after an episode of pneumonia. Four patients had a chronic productive cough, two had bronchiectasis, two had chronic sinusitis, and one had chronic pleural effusion. Two of the five had spontaneous improvement of their yellow nails.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003116:Color; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014810:Vitamin E