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Yellow nail syndrome: does protein leakage play a role?

Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica E Sperimentale, Sez. di Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli studi di Perugia, Italy

CORRESPONDENCE: A. D'Alessandro, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, E Sperimentale, Sez. di Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli studi di Perugia, Italy. Fax: 39 0755783654

Yellow nail syndrome is characterized by primary lymphoedema, recurrent pleural effusion and yellow discoloration of the nails. Although mechanical lymphatic obstruction is assumed to be the underlying pathology, it cannot explain the common finding of high albumin concentration in the pleural space. This paper describes a case of yellow nail syndrome presenting with the classical triad of lymphoedema, recurrent pleural effusion and yellow discoloration of the nails, associated with persistent hypoalbuminaemia and increased enteric loss of albumin. Based on the findings in this case and those in the literature, it is speculated that increased microvascular permeability may contribute to the pathogenesis of this syndrome.

Keywords: hypoalbuminaemia, lymphatic vessels, pleural effusion, yellow nail syndrome

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