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A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Bucillamine-Induced Yellow Nail Syndrome Initially Manifesting as Pulmonary Disease

Authors :
Kuninobu Wakabayashi
Ryo Takahashi
Takeo Isozaki
Masao Negishi
Yusuke Miwa
Tsuyoshi Kasama
Hirotsugu Ide
Michihito Sato
Nobuyuki Yajima
Source :
Clinical Medicine Insights. Case Reports, Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, Vol 3 (2010), Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, Vol 2010, Iss 3, Pp 63-68 (2010)
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Libertas Academica, 2010.

Abstract

We report a case of a 67-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis with yellow nail syndrome (YNS) that was caused by bucillamine. All three signs (yellow fingernails, lymphatic edema, and bronchiectasis) of YNS manifested, with characteristic timing, first with the nails turning yellow after when bronchiectasis was noticed. We reviewed 10 case reports from Japan and compared the periods until the appearance of yellow nails after starting bucillamine treatment, as well as those until lung disease and leg edema appeared.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
11795476
Volume :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Medicine Insights. Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ac2ab9b545d5cc849725f11bf20e9f40