title: Yellow nail syndrome with thoracic empyema: report of a case.
abstract: We report a rare case of yellow nail syndrome (YNS) complicated by thoracic empyema. The patient was a 75-year-old man with yellow nails and a history of respiratory illnesses. Initially he presented with recurrent pleural effusion, which developed into empyema within 3 years. This case serves to reinforce that recurrent pleural effusions should be initiated in the early stage of YNS to prevent the development of empyema.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Toneyama Hospital, 5-1-1 Toneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-8552, Japan. ruotora99@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yukiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Yasunobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Funakoshi
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ose
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kusumoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D056684:Yellow Nail Syndrome / Q000150:complications*