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Yellow nail syndrome following multiple orthopedic surgeries: a case report

BACKGROUND: Yellow nail syndrome is a rare condition associated with a triad of symptoms: yellow nails, lung lesions, and lymphedema. We report a case of yellow nail syndrome caused by titanium exposure from multiple artificial joint replacements. CASE PRESENTATION: A 78-year-old Asian woman present...

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Autores principales: Itagaki, Hideya, Katuhiko, Suzuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31256758
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2136-2