PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Edward M. Cordasco, Jr
AU  - S. Beder
AU  - Adele Coltro
AU  - S. Bavbek
AU  - H. Gurses
AU  - Atul C. Mehta
TI  - Clinical features of the yellow nail syndrome
DP  - 1990 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 472--476
VI  - 57
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/5/472.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/5/472.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1990 Jul 01; 57
AB  - The yellow nail syndrome is a rare cause of exudative pleural effusions. Diagnosis is based on the presence of typical clinical features, striking nail changes, lymphedema, and pleural effusions of undetermined etiology. There is no direct relationship between the syndrome and primary immunologic disorders, malignancies, endocrine abnormalities, or connective tissue diseases. In patients with symptomatic pleural effusions, pleurodesis is beneficial but no treatment for the nail changes has been devised.