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19 wrz 2022 · Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a rare condition defined by a presence of two of the following: (1) slow-growing, hard, yellow, and dystrophic nails, (2) lymphedema, and (3) respiratory tract disease. The earliest case of YNS was reported by Heller in 1927.
16 maj 2022 · What are the symptoms of yellow nail syndrome? Yellow nail syndrome has three main types of symptoms: Nail changes: Your nails may grow slower or stop growing. They usually become thick, yellow or green and may detach from your nail bed and fall off. Nail changes may affect one or all nails.
What are the signs and symptoms? Yellow nail syndrome most often starts in middle age, although a similar condition has been described in younger children. The three main features of yellow nail syndrome are described in the following table.
27 lut 2017 · Yellow nail syndrome (YNS; OMIM 153300, ORPHA662) is a very rare disorder that almost always occurs after 50 years of age but a juvenile or familial form has also been observed. YNS is diagnosed based on a triad associating yellow nail discoloration, pulmonary manifestations (chronic cough, bronchiectasia, pleural effusion) and lower limb ...
Generally, people are diagnosed with yellow nail syndrome if they have two or three of the three classical symptoms (yellow nails, lymphedema and pleural effusion). The nail changes are considered essential for the diagnosis, but they can be subtle.
10 maj 2023 · Signs & Symptoms. The characteristic finding associated with yellow nail syndrome is the development of yellow, thickened, and excessively curved nails with almost complete stoppage of nail growth. Loss of the strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail (cuticles) may also occur.
Clinical description. Most cases of YNS are of late onset, after 50 years of age, but the disease has also occasionally been observed in neonates and children. Patients generally complain of slowed or arrested nail growth: the nails become thickened and opaque, with yellowish or green discoloration.
