Open AccessYellow nail syndrome in an elderly sudanese female: A case report
Author(s) -
Ahmed Abdelmuniem,
Y. Yousif Mohamed,
Abdelmageed Isam,
Eljack Moh. Mah. Fadelallah,
Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed Khabab,
Tarig AbdAlla Mohamed Malaz,
Abdelkareim G. Mohammed Sulieman,
B. Salih Elhadi,
H. Osman Dina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5809
Subject(s) - medicine , nail (fastener) , acute respiratory distress , respiratory distress , abnormality , dermatology , ards , lymphedema , surgery , lung , materials science , psychiatry , metallurgy , cancer , breast cancer
Yellow nail syndrome is a rare lymphatic abnormality without clear pathogenesis. Hereby, we report a 70‐year‐old Sudanese female patient who presented with recurrent cough, recurrent lower limb swelling, and yellowish nail discoloration diagnosed as yellow nail syndrome but unfortunately passed away due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).