Talk:Yellow nail syndrome

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This article was categorized based on scheme outlined at WP:DERM:CAT. kilbad (talk) 16:34, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Secondary sources

... are available and can be used to expand this further. doi:10.1097/MCP.0b013e32832ad45a is from 2009. doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-1646-3_14 is an interesting background source on lymphatic disorders, and doi:10.1111/resp.12357 is a systematic review of YNS with pleural effusions. JFW | T@lk 11:23, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Clarithromycin

This is a case report probably unsuitable for the main article:

Dramatic improvement in nail discoloration is achieved by oral clarithromycin.^[1]

The 2009 review makes the point that improvement of the lung disease can also improve lymphoedema and the nail changes. JFW | T@lk 14:55, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Suzuki, M; Yoshizawa, A; Sugiyama, H; Ichimura, Y; Morita, A; Takasaki, J; Naka, G; Hirano, S; Izumi, S; Takeda, Y; Hoji, M; Kobayashi, N; Kudo, K (Sep 2011). "A case of yellow nail syndrome with dramatically improved nail discoloration by oral clarithromycin". Case reports in dermatology. 3 (3): 251–8. doi:10.1159/000334734. PMC 3250669. PMID 22220146.

Titanium

This has been added as a cause several times but the references provided in support are very weak and this is not a widely recognised association. JFW | T@lk 22:58, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Suzuki, M; Yoshizawa, A; Sugiyama, H; Ichimura, Y; Morita, A; Takasaki, J; Naka, G; Hirano, S; Izumi, S; Takeda, Y; Hoji, M; Kobayashi, N; Kudo, K (Sep 2011). "A case of yellow nail syndrome with dramatically improved nail discoloration by oral clarithromycin". Case reports in dermatology. 3 (3): 251–8. doi:10.1159/000334734. PMC 3250669. PMID 22220146.

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