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  • Title: Yellow nail syndrome. Possible association with malignancy.
    Author: Guin JD, Elleman JH.
    Journal: Arch Dermatol; 1979 Jun; 115(6):734-5. PubMed ID: 453878.
    Abstract:
    A dramatic resolution of yellow nail deformity occurred in a 66-year-old man shortly after the removal of a carcinoma of the larynx. Seventeen months later, a productive cough developed and radiologic evidence of bronchiectasis was found. There was no evidence of lymphedema, pleural effusion, sinusitis, or immunologic abnormalities. At least three other patients with a variant of yellow nail syndrome have died of malignancy. Therefore, the resolution of the nail deformity following laryngectomy may not be fortuitous.
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