Razi Ebrahim
Section of Internal Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Dermatol Online J. 2006 Feb 28;12(2):15.
A 70-year-old woman with yellow nail syndrome and right-sided pleural effusion, lower extremity edema, and hypoalbuminemia was followed for 18 months. She reported an 8-year history of asthma. She had four children (3 boys and 1 girl). Dystrophy, changes in color and shape of nails both hands and foot, along with lower extremity edema was observed in the daughter and two of her sons. One son had asthma. The patient reported that her grandmother had similar nail abnormality and lower extremity edema. Other family members and patient's grandchildren were healthy. This report demonstrates a case of familial yellow-nail syndrome.
一名70岁女性，患有黄甲综合征，伴有右侧胸腔积液、下肢水肿和低蛋白血症，随访18个月。她有8年哮喘病史。她育有4个孩子（3个男孩和1个女孩）。在其女儿和两个儿子中观察到营养不良、手足指甲颜色和形状改变以及下肢水肿。其中一个儿子患有哮喘。患者报告称其祖母有类似的指甲异常和下肢水肿。其他家庭成员及患者的孙辈均健康。本报告展示了一例家族性黄甲综合征病例。
