Yellow nail syndrome or diffuse lymphatic network disease.
We report a man aged 68 years old with pneumothorax and chronic bilateral pleural effusion in association with a history of yellow nails. The diagnosis of yellow nail syndrome based on yellow nails, lymphedema, chronic pleural effusion and intestinal lymphangiectasia.
Christu
Konstantinos A
KA
University of Thessaly, Medical School, Pulmonary department, Larissa, Greece.
Pastaka
Chaido
C
Papadopoulos
Dimitrios
D
Klimi
Eleni
E
Gourgoulianis
Konstantinos I
KI
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome