Case Report

Nonclassical yellow nail syndrome in six-year-old girl: a case report

Filiz Cebeci, Muge Celebi and Nahide Onsun

Department of Dermatology, Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Cases Journal 2009, 2:165doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-165

Published:	24 October 2009

Abstract

Introduction

The yellow nail syndrome is usually described as the combination of yellow nails with lymphoedema and often with respiratory manifestations such as pleural effusions, chronic sinusitis and bronchiectasis. The syndrome is most often seen in the middle-aged individuals.

Case presentation

We present a 6-year-old girl with yellow nail syndrome having pansinusitis and bronchiectasis.

Conclusion

The components comprising the classical triad of yellow nail syndrome in children may not necessarily be present altogether. Therefore, yellow nail syndrome should be suspected in children having only typical nail changes.