Abstract
This nail dystrophy truly represents a manifestation of associated disease elsewhere. It was first brought to the awareness of clinicians by Samman and White1 in 1964 as a marker for underlying respiratory and Lymphoedema abnormalities.
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Zaias, N. (1980). The Yellow Nail Syndrome. In: The Nail in Health and Disease. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7846-4_24
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