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Cureus
August 2024
Internal Medicine, Wellstar Spalding Medical Center, Griffin, USA.
Yellow nail syndrome is a rare medical syndrome characterized by the combination of a triad of yellow nails, recurrent pulmonary manifestations, and lymphedema. All three features of the triad may not be present synchronously. The diagnosis is made clinically once other causes have been excluded.
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May 2024
Pediatric Dermatology Section, Pediatric Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Background: Retronychia is characterized by proximal ingrowing of the nail plate into the proximal nail fold. It is always associated with the presence of two or more overlapping nail plates under the proximal nail fold, clinical signs of chronic proximal paronychia refractory to antimicrobial treatment, and a yellowish nail that does not grow. It mainly affects young female adults, with less than 30 pediatric cases described in the literature so far.
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September 2023
School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Ave 12 de Octubre 1076, 170143 Quito, Ecuador.
Mal de Meleda (MDM) is a rare autosomal palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) skin disorder (estimated incidence of 1 per 100,000 people) commonly associated with consanguinity and early childhood onset. MDM is characterized by bilateral diffusion of PPK plaques with delimited yellowish lesions that transgredien to the dorsum of the hands and feet. Additional features include nail dystrophy, lichenoid lesions, hyperhidrotic maceration, involvement of the knees and elbows, malodor, fungal superinfections, and digital constrictions.
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August 2023
Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Onychomycosis can present with various manifestations such as subungual hyperkeratosis, onycholysis, and nail plate destruction. Here we present a case of a 61-year-old African male with a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus on insulin. He worked as a mechanic and presented with nail changes that started four months prior to presentation and worsened over time, mainly affecting the fingernails of bilateral hands.
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