title: A case of rheumatoid arthritis with bucillamine-induced yellow nail syndrome initially manifesting as pulmonary disease.
abstract: We report a case of a 67-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis with yellow nail syndrome (YNS) that was caused by bucillamine. All three signs (yellow fingernails, lymphatic edema, and bronchiectasis) of YNS manifested, with characteristic timing, first with the nails turning yellow after when bronchiectasis was noticed. We reviewed 10 case reports from Japan and compared the periods until the appearance of yellow nails after starting bucillamine treatment, as well as those until lung disease and leg edema appeared.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isozaki
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
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authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Michihito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Kuninobu
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authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: Yusuke
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authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Negishi
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kasama