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Congenital Yellow Nail Syndrome: A Case Report and Its Relationship to Nonimmune Fetal Hydrops
Author(s) -
NANDA ARTI,
ALESSA FAHAD H.,
ELSHAFEI WAEL M.,
ALSALEH QASEM A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01259.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphedema , nail (fastener) , pleural effusion , dermatology , hydrops fetalis , fetus , congenital disorder , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , materials science , cancer , biology , breast cancer , metallurgy
Abstract: Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is an uncommon disorder characterized by a triad of nail dystrophy, lymphedema, and pleural effusion. It is rare in children and congenital occurrence of YNS has been very rarely described. We report a 2‐year‐old Arab boy having congenital yellow nail syndrome with mild facial dysmorphism and bilateral conjunctival pigmentation born to consanguineous parents. One of his older siblings had died of nonimmune fetal hydrops (NIFH). The case supports the genetic basis of yellow nail syndrome with a possible relationship to nonimmune fetal hydrops.