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A middle-aged man presented with a unique case of yellow nail syndrome featuring an idiopathic pericardial effusion without pleural effusions or lymphedema.
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Highlights a unique presentation of Yellow Nail Syndrome involving pericardial effusion without pleural effusions or lymphedema.
Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a constellation of clinical findings including at least 2 of the 3 features of thickened yellow nails, respiratory tract involvement, and lymphedema. We report the case of a middle-aged man presenting with dystrophic, thickened yellow nails; an idiopathic pericardial effusion in the absence of pleural effusion(s); and unilateral apical bronchiectasis found on computed tomography of the chest. This represents a unique presentation of YNS as the first report of a patient with YNS and a pericardial effusion in the absence of pleural effusions and lymphedema and is the 11th case report of YNS with pericardial effusion.
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Soong et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Yellow nail syndrome with pericardial effusion (n=1). A middle-aged man presented with a unique case of yellow nail syndrome featuring an idiopathic pericardial effusion without pleural effusions or lymphedema.
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