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Fredrik Berglund - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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2 Titanium and Yellow Nail Syndrome
2015Co-Authors: Fredrik BerglundAbstract:Yellow Nail Syndrome was defined in 1964 as a combination of slow growing, discoloured Nails and edema (Samman & White, 1964). The rate of growth of finger Nails was less than 0.2 mm per week compared with the normal 0.5-1.2 mm per week. The Nails were thickened and the cuticles were deficient. The color varied from pale Yellow to slightly greenish
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Titanium, Sinusitis, and the Yellow Nail Syndrome
Biological Trace Element Research, 2011Co-Authors: Fredrik Berglund, B CarlmarkAbstract:Yellow Nail Syndrome is characterized by Nail changes, respiratory disorders, and lymphedema. In a Yellow Nail patient with a skeletal titanium implant and with gold in her teeth, we found high levels of titanium in Nail clippings. This study aims to examine the possible role of titanium in the genesis of the Yellow Nail Syndrome. Nail clippings from patients with one or more features of the Yellow Nail Syndrome were analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence. Titanium was regularly found in finger Nails in patients but not in control subjects. Visible Nail changes were present in only half of the patients. Sinusitis with postnasal drip and cough was the most common complaint. The dominant source of titanium ions was titanium implants in the teeth or elsewhere. The titanium ions were released through the galvanic action of dental gold or amalgam or through the oxidative action of fluorides. In other patients the titanium was derived from titanium dioxide in drugs and confectionary. Stopping galvanic release of titanium ions or canceling exposure to titanium dioxide led to recovery. In one patient with a titanium implant, the symptoms recurred after renewed exposure to titanium. Yellow Nail Syndrome is caused by titanium
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DOI 10.1007/s12011-010-8828-5 Titanium, Sinusitis, and the Yellow Nail Syndrome
2010Co-Authors: Fredrik Berglund, B CarlmarkAbstract:Abstract Yellow Nail Syndrome is characterized by Nail changes, respiratory disorders, and lymphedema. In a Yellow Nail patient with a skeletal titanium implant and with gold in her teeth, we found high levels of titanium in Nail clippings. This study aims to examine the possible role of titanium in the genesis of the Yellow Nail Syndrome. Nail clippings from patients with one or more features of the Yellow Nail Syndrome were analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence. Titanium was regularly found in finger Nails in patients but not in control subjects. Visible Nail changes were present in only half of the patients. Sinusitis with postnasal drip and cough was the most common complaint. The dominant source of titanium ions was titanium implants in the teeth or elsewhere. The titanium ions were released through the galvanic action of dental gold or amalgam or through the oxidative action of fluorides. In other patients the titanium was derived from titanium dioxide in drugs and confectionary. Stopping galvanic release of titanium ions or canceling exposure to titanium dioxide led to recovery. In one patient with a titanium implant, the symptoms recurred after renewed exposure to titanium. Yellow Nail Syndrome is caused by titaniu
B Carlmark - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Titanium, Sinusitis, and the Yellow Nail Syndrome
Biological Trace Element Research, 2011Co-Authors: Fredrik Berglund, B CarlmarkAbstract:Yellow Nail Syndrome is characterized by Nail changes, respiratory disorders, and lymphedema. In a Yellow Nail patient with a skeletal titanium implant and with gold in her teeth, we found high levels of titanium in Nail clippings. This study aims to examine the possible role of titanium in the genesis of the Yellow Nail Syndrome. Nail clippings from patients with one or more features of the Yellow Nail Syndrome were analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence. Titanium was regularly found in finger Nails in patients but not in control subjects. Visible Nail changes were present in only half of the patients. Sinusitis with postnasal drip and cough was the most common complaint. The dominant source of titanium ions was titanium implants in the teeth or elsewhere. The titanium ions were released through the galvanic action of dental gold or amalgam or through the oxidative action of fluorides. In other patients the titanium was derived from titanium dioxide in drugs and confectionary. Stopping galvanic release of titanium ions or canceling exposure to titanium dioxide led to recovery. In one patient with a titanium implant, the symptoms recurred after renewed exposure to titanium. Yellow Nail Syndrome is caused by titanium
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DOI 10.1007/s12011-010-8828-5 Titanium, Sinusitis, and the Yellow Nail Syndrome
2010Co-Authors: Fredrik Berglund, B CarlmarkAbstract:Abstract Yellow Nail Syndrome is characterized by Nail changes, respiratory disorders, and lymphedema. In a Yellow Nail patient with a skeletal titanium implant and with gold in her teeth, we found high levels of titanium in Nail clippings. This study aims to examine the possible role of titanium in the genesis of the Yellow Nail Syndrome. Nail clippings from patients with one or more features of the Yellow Nail Syndrome were analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence. Titanium was regularly found in finger Nails in patients but not in control subjects. Visible Nail changes were present in only half of the patients. Sinusitis with postnasal drip and cough was the most common complaint. The dominant source of titanium ions was titanium implants in the teeth or elsewhere. The titanium ions were released through the galvanic action of dental gold or amalgam or through the oxidative action of fluorides. In other patients the titanium was derived from titanium dioxide in drugs and confectionary. Stopping galvanic release of titanium ions or canceling exposure to titanium dioxide led to recovery. In one patient with a titanium implant, the symptoms recurred after renewed exposure to titanium. Yellow Nail Syndrome is caused by titaniu
Steven A Sahn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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characteristics of patients with Yellow Nail Syndrome and pleural effusion
Respirology, 2014Co-Authors: Luis Valdes, John T Huggins, Francisco Gude, Lucia Ferreiro, Jose Manuel Alvarezdobano, Antonio Golpe, Maria E Toubes, Francisco J Gonzalezbarcala, Esther San Jose, Steven A SahnAbstract:Yellow Nail Syndrome (YNS) can be associated with a pleural effusion (PE) but the characteristics of these patients are not well defined. We performed a systematic review across four electronic databases for studies reporting clinical findings, PE characteristics, and most effective treatment of YNS. Case descriptions and retrospective studies were included, unrestricted by year of publication. We reviewed 112 studies (150 patients), spanning a period of nearly 50 years. The male/female ratio was 1.2/1. The median age was 60 years (range: 0–88). Seventy-eight percent were between 41–80 years old. All cases had lymphoedema and 85.6% had Yellow Nails. PEs were bilateral in 68.3%. The appearance of the fluid was serous in 75.3%, milky in 22.3% and purulent in 3.5%. The PE was an exudate in 94.7% with lymphocytic predominance in 96% with a low count of nucleated cells. In 61 of 66 (92.4%) of patients, pleural fluid protein values were >3 g/dL, and typically higher than pleural fluid LDH. Pleurodesis and decortication/pleurectomy were effective in 81.8% and 88.9% of cases, respectively, in the treatment of symptomatic PEs. The development of YNS and PE occurs between the fifth to eighth decade of life and is associated with lymphoedema. The PE is usually bilateral and behaves as a lymphocyte-predominant exudate. The most effective treatments appear to be pleurodesis and decortication/pleurectomy.
Emanuella Braga Carvalho - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Síndrome da unha amarela Yellow Nail Syndrome
Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, 2005Co-Authors: Renato Maciel, Andréia Cristina De Melo, Emanuella Braga CarvalhoAbstract:A síndrome da unha amarela é uma entidade clínica rara caracterizada por três achados principais: alterações distróficas e de coloração das unhas, linfedema e derrame pleural. Bronquiectasias e rinossinusite crônica têm sido freqüentemente associadas. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente com os achados completos da síndrome, com derrame pleural bilateral e que estava em tratamento de tuberculose pulmonar havia nove meses. Na sua história familiar havia a descrição de dois casos semelhantes, em irmã e irmão.Yellow Nail Syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by three main features: discoloration of the Nails, together with dystrophic alterations; lymphedema; and pleural effusion. It is often accompanied by bronchiectasis and chronic rhinosinusitis. Herein, we report a case of the complete Syndrome with bilateral pleural effusion in a patient under treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis for nine months. There was a family history of two similar cases in siblings
Tsuyoshi Kasama - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Bucillamine-Induced Yellow Nail Syndrome Initially Manifesting as Pulmonary Disease
SAGE Publishing, 2010Co-Authors: Takeo Isozaki, Nobuyuki Yajima, Michihito Sato, Ryo Takahashi, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Yusuke Miwa, Masao Negishi, Hirotsugu Ide, Tsuyoshi KasamaAbstract: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