Le syndrome des ongles jaunes : un désordre génétique ?

BACKGROUND: Yellow nail syndrome is a very rare disorder. The classic clinical presentation includes a triad involving yellow nail discoloration, chronic pulmonary manifestations and lower limb lymphedema. Its etiology remains unknown and the genetic disorder is still controversial. OBSERVATION: We...

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Autores principales: Abid, Narjes, Loukil, Manel, Mahmoud, Nour, Badri, Imen, Bouzaidi, Khaled, Ghrairi, Hedia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Societe Tunisienne Des Sciences Medicales 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35244933
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Yellow nail syndrome is a very rare disorder. The classic clinical presentation includes a triad involving yellow nail discoloration, chronic pulmonary manifestations and lower limb lymphedema. Its etiology remains unknown and the genetic disorder is still controversial. OBSERVATION: We report a case of a young man diagnosed with this syndrome and for who the same affection was found in several members of his family CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of yellow nail syndrome in several members of the same family supports the fact that it is a genetic disorder.

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