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Yellow Nail Syndrome

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Yellow Nail Syndrome

  • See Also
  1. Yellow Nails
  • Epidemiology
  1. Rare
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Delayed Nail Growth
  2. Results in nails heaping-up and thickening
  3. May be associated with microvascular permeability
    1. Lymphedema
    2. Pleural Effusion
    3. Hypoalbuminemia
  • Signs
  1. Convex (heaped-up) nails with loss of lunula
  2. Nail with yellow hue
  • Associated Conditions
  1. Bronchiectasis
  2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
  3. Immunodeficiency (e.g. AIDS)
  4. Chronic Sinusitis
  5. Thiol Medications (e.g. gold Sodium thiomalate)
  • References
  1. Samman (1964) Br J Dermatol 76:153-7 [PubMed]