Fournier C, Just N, Leroy S, Wallaert B
Service de Pneumolgie et Immuno-allergologie, Clinique des Maladies Respiratoires, Hôpital Calmette, CHRU Lille, France.
Rev Mal Respir. 2003 Dec;20(6 Pt 1):969-72.
The yellow nail syndrome is a rare condition that is easily diagnosed but the nail manifestations are poorly understood.
A 51 year old patient presented with a chronic cough. The diagnosis was based on the typical appearance of the nails. The patient had bilateral basal bronchiectasis. Daily physiotherapy with bronchial drainage lead to a progressive improvement in the respiratory symptoms without recourse to antibiotics. Surprisingly the abnormalities of the nails disappeared after 2 years treatment.
This observation illustrates the possibility of spontaneous resolution of severe nail abnormalities during the course of the yellow nail syndrome.
黄甲综合征是一种罕见疾病，易于诊断，但对其指甲表现的了解却很少。
一名51岁患者出现慢性咳嗽。诊断基于指甲的典型外观。该患者患有双侧基底支气管扩张。每日进行支气管引流物理治疗使呼吸道症状逐渐改善，无需使用抗生素。令人惊讶的是，经过2年治疗后指甲异常消失。
该观察结果表明，在黄甲综合征病程中，严重指甲异常可能会自发缓解。
