Yellow nail syndrome as a rare reason for pleural effusion
https://doi.org/10.18093/0869-0189-2019-29-3-360-364
Abstract
Yellow nail syndrome is a rare disorder of unknown etiology that usually affects older adults. The classic clinical presentation includes nail discoloration, lymphedema and pulmonary manifestations (e.g. pleural effusion, sinusitis, bronchitis, bronchiectasia, recurrent pneumonia). Although the diagnosis of yellow nail syndrome is essentially a clinical one and based on the presence of characteristic findings, the disorder often remains undiagnosed for many years due to occasional occurrence. The present article describes the clinical case of yellow nail syndrome and a brief literature review on this issue.
About the Authors
O. I. Balionis
Federal Pulmonology Research Institute, Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Researcher,
Orekhovyy bul'var 28, Moscow, 115682
N. V. Trushenko
Federal Pulmonology Research Institute, Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia;
I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Healthcare Ministry of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Medicine, Researcher, Research Center for Monitoring and Control of Respiratory Diseases, Orekhovyy bul'var 28, Moscow, 115682;
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology, ul. Trubetskaya 8, build. 2, Moscow, 119991
Yu. A. Larchenko
Federal Pulmonology Research Institute, Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Resident Physician,
Orekhovyy bul'var 28, Moscow, 115682
A. G. Sukhorukova
Federal Pulmonology Research Institute, Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Resident Physician,
Orekhovyy bul'var 28, Moscow, 115682
References
1. Valdes L., Huggins J.T., Gude F. et al. Characteristics of patients with yellow nail syndrome and pleural effusion. Respirology. 2014; 19 (7): 985–992. DOI: 10.1111/resp.12357.
2. Heller J. Die Krankheiten der Nagel. In: Jadassohn J. Handbuch der Hautund Geschlechtskrankheiten. Berlin: Julius Springer; 1927. Vol. 13, Pt 2: 423.
3. Samman P.D., White W.F. The «yellow nail» syndrome. Br. J. Dermatol. 1964; 76: 153–157. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1964.tb14499.x.
4. Emerson P.A. Yellow nails, lymphoedema, and pleural effusions. Thorax. 1966; 21 (3): 247–253. DOI: 10.1136/thx. 21.3.247. DOI: 10.1136/thx.21.3.247
5. Hoque S.R., Mansour S., Mortimer P.S. Yellow nail syndrome: not a genetic disorder? Eleven new cases and a review of the literature. Br. J. Dermatol. 2007; 156 (6): 1230–1234. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07894.x.
6. Piraccini B.M., Urciuoli B., Starace M. et al. Yellow nail syndrome: clinical experience in a series of 21 patients. Dtsch. Dermatol. Ges. 2014; 12 (2): 131–137. DOI: 10. 1111/ddg.12216.
7. Nordkild P., Kromann‐Andersen H., Struve‐Christensen E. Yellow nail syndrome – the triad of yellow nails, lymphedema and pleural effusions. Acta. Med. Scand. 1986; 219 (2): 221–2217. DOI: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1986.tb03302.x.
8. Nakagomi D., Ikeda K., Kabayashi H. et al. Bucil lamine‐induced yellow nail in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: two case reports and a review of 36 reported cases. Rheumatol. Int. 2013; 33 (3): 793–797. DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2241-z.
9. Kamatani M., Rai A., Hen H. et al. Yellow nail syndrome associated with mental retardation in two siblings. Br. J. Dermatol. 1978; 99 (3): 329–333. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1978.tb02005.x.
10. Kleinman P.K. Congenital lymphedema and yellow nails. J. Pediatr. 1973; 83 (3): 454–456. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(73)80271-9.
11. Wells G.C. Yellow nail syndrome: with familial primary hypoplasia of lymphatics, manifest late in life. Proc. R. Soc. Med. 1966; 59 (5): 447.
12. Chuchalin A.G., ed. [Pulmonology: National Handbook]. Moscow: GEOTAR-Media; 2009 (in Russian).
13. Maldonado F., Tazelaar H.D., Wang C., Ryu J.H. Yellow nail syndrome: analysis of 41 consecutive patients. Chest. 2008; 134 (2): 375–381. DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0137.
14. Kurin M., Wiesen J., Mehta A.C. Yellow nail syndrome: a case report and a review of treatment options. Clin. Respir. J. 2017; 11 (4): 405–410. DOI: 10.1111/crj.12354.
15. Ayers S.Jr, Mihan R. Yellow nail syndrome: response to vitamin E. Arch. Dermatol. 1973; 108 (2): 267–268. DOI: 10. 1001/archderm.1973.01620230063024.
16. Baran R., Thomas L. Combination of fluconazole and alpha‐tocopherol in the treatment of yellow nail syndrome. J. Drugs Dermatol. 2009; 8 (3): 276–278.
17. Luyten C., Andre J., Walraevens C. et al. Yellow nail syndrome and onychomycosis. Experience with itraconazole pulse therapy combined with vitamin E. Dermatology. 1996; 192 (4): 406–408. DOI: 10.1159/000246433.
18. Tosti A., Piraccini B.M., Iorizzo M. Systemic itraconazole in the yellow nail syndrome. Br. J. Dermatol. 2002; 146 (6): 1064–1067. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04671.x.
19. Polat A.K., Dang H.T., Soran A. Yellow nail syndrome: treatment of lymphedema using low pressure compression. Lymphat. Res. Biol. 2012; 10 (1): 30–32. DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2011.0012.
20. Hillerdal G. Yellow nail syndrome: treatment with octreotide. Clin Respir J. 2007; 1 (2): 120–121. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2007.00022.x.
21. Widjaja A., Gratz K.F., Ockenga J. et al. Octreotide for therapy of chylous ascites in yellow nail syndrome. Gastroenterology. 1999; 116 (4): 1017–1018. DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(99)70097-1.
22. Shapkin A.A., Efimenko I.V. Chylothorax in surgical practice: diagnosis and treatment. Fundamental’naya i klinicheskaya meditsina. 2016; 1 (1): 69–72. Available at: https://cyberleninka.ru/article/v/hilotoraks-v-hirurgicheskoy-praktike-diagnostika-i-lechenie / (in Russian).
23. Tanaka E., Matsumoto K., Shindo T. et al. Implantation of a pleurovenous shunt for massive chylothorax in a patient with yellow nail syndrome. Thorax. 2005; 60 (3): 254–255. DOI: 10.1136/thx.2003.015925.
24. Tan W.C. Dietary treatment of chylous ascites in yellow nail syndrome. Gut. 1989; 30 (11): 1622–1623. DOI: 10.1136/gut.30.11.1622.
25. Babayan V.K. Medium chain length fatty acids esters and their medical and nutritional application. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 1981; 58 (1): 49–51. DOI: 10.1007/BF02666072.
26. Trubnikov G.V., Tankov Yu.P., Klester E.B. [Yellow nail syndrome and pleural lesion (a case report)]. Pul'monologiya. 2005; (1): 119–121 (in Russian).
Review
For citations:
Balionis O.I., Trushenko N.V., Larchenko Yu.A., Sukhorukova A.G. Yellow nail syndrome as a rare reason for pleural effusion. PULMONOLOGIYA. 2019;29(3):360-364. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18093/0869-0189-2019-29-3-360-364
Views:
4416
Email this article 