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Title:

[The yellow nail syndrome]

Document type:
Case Reports; Journal Article
Author(s):
Riedel, M; Bohanes, V
Abstract:
A case of a 54-year-old woman exhibiting the yellow nail syndrome with exudative pleural effusions, lymphoedema, pericardial effusion, rhinosinusitis and bronchiectasis is described. This case illustrates the rather benign course of the syndrome over ten years. A review of the literature is provided. The etiology of the syndrome is obscure, while the pathogenesis seems to involve impaired lymphatic drainage. The entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of bilateral pleural effus...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Pneumologie
Year:
2003
Journal volume:
57
Journal issue:
3
Pages contribution:
144-8
Language:
de
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1055/s-2003-37739
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12632293
Print-ISSN:
0934-8387
TUM Institution:
I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Kardiologie)
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