Manato Taguchi, Hironori Masuko, Kai Kawashima, Tetsuya Yamagishi, Yuka Kitaoka, Rie Shigemasa, Kazufumi Yoshida, Chikako Tsurushige, Hiroaki Satoh, Nobuyuki Hizawa
Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) can induce bilateral exudative pleural effusion; however, to the best of our knowledge, no standard treatment for YNS has been established. The present study describes a patient with YNS for whom the pleural effusion was controlled by prednisolone. A 73-year-old man was referred to the University of Tsukuba Hospital (Ibaraki, Japan) complaining of shortness of breath, which was diagnosed as being due to bilateral pleural effusion. Based on the presence of yellowing and growth retardation of the toenails, lymphedema, bilateral exudative pleural fluid of unknown etiology, and lymphatic congestion on lymphoscintigraphy, the patient was diagnosed with YNS...
May 2024: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine