A Case Report on the Trilogy of Yellow Nail Syndrome: Yellow Nails, Pleural Effusion, and Lymphedema
Bipin Adhikari,
Biplab Adhikari,
Hari G Madichetty
et al.
Abstract:Yellow nail syndrome is a rare medical syndrome characterized by the combination of a triad of yellow nails, recurrent pulmonary manifestations, and lymphedema. All three features of the triad may not be present synchronously. The diagnosis is made clinically once other causes have been excluded. Typically, it occurs in individuals who are 50 years old and above. We report a case of yellow nail syndrome in a 62-year-old male who presented with recurrent episodes of difficulty breathing due to pleural effusion.… Show more
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