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Yellow nail syndrome in an elderly sudanese female: A case report.

Abdelmuniem AhmedMohamed Y YousifIsam AbdelmageedMohammed Mahmmoud Fadel Allah EljackKhabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed AhmedMalaz Tarig AbdAlla MohamedSulieman Abdelkareim G MohammedElhadi B SalihDina H Osman
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Yellow nail syndrome is a rare lymphatic abnormality without clear pathogenesis. Hereby, we report a 70-year-old Sudanese female patient who presented with recurrent cough, recurrent lower limb swelling, and yellowish nail discoloration diagnosed as yellow nail syndrome but unfortunately passed away due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Keyphrases
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • case report
  • lower limb
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • mechanical ventilation
  • middle aged