Abstract
Background: Nail disorders comprise approximately 10% of all dermatological conditions. Abnormalities in the color of nails are called ungal dyschromia or chromonychia. Ungual dyschromia may be endogenous or exogenous. Yellow discoloration of the nails has been reported during the last years as separate observation related to drug administration, during hemodialysis and associated with pulmonary diseases as yellow nail syndrome.
 Case reports:Â A 23-year-old female patient was diagnosed with yellow nails induced by application of a specific nail polish. A 67-year-old man presented with transient nail discoloration as a result of the exacerbation of his chronic pulmonary disease.
 Conclusion:Â Our cases illustrate transient yellow discoloration of finger nails associated with the use of nail polish, and with an acute episode of chronic bronchitis, with full recovery in the absence of any treatment.
Highlights
Yellow discoloration of nails has been reported during last years as separate observations related to drugs administration: quinaqrine in a patient with cutaneous lupus erythematosus [1], during hemodialysis [2], after topical use of 5-fluorouracil for the treatment of nail psoriasis [3], induced by temsirolimus [4], carbamazepine [5] and associated with pulmonary diseases like yellow nail syndrome. [5,6] We present two cases of transient yellow discoloration of finger nails of a young woman and an older man.Case Presentation Case 1 A 23-year-old female student came to Dermatology Clinic seeking for advice for a yellow aspect of her nails, observed one month prior to consultation
Yellow discoloration of nails has been reported during recent years as separate observation related to drug administration, during hemodialysis and associated with pulmonary diseases as yellow nail syndrome.Case Reports: A 23-year-old female patient was diagnosed with yellow nails induced by application of a specific nail polish
A 67-year-old man presented with transient nail discoloration as a result of the exacerbation of his chronic pulmonary disease.Conclusion: Our cases illustrate transient yellow discoloration of finger nails associated with the use of nail polish, and with an acute episode of chronic bronchitis, with full recovery in the absence of any treatment. [GMJ. 2015;4(1):53-55]
Summary
Yellow discoloration of nails has been reported during last years as separate observations related to drugs administration: quinaqrine in a patient with cutaneous lupus erythematosus [1], during hemodialysis [2], after topical use of 5-fluorouracil for the treatment of nail psoriasis [3], induced by temsirolimus [4], carbamazepine [5] and associated with pulmonary diseases like yellow nail syndrome. [5,6] We present two cases of transient yellow discoloration of finger nails of a young woman and an older man.Case Presentation Case 1 A 23-year-old female student came to Dermatology Clinic seeking for advice for a yellow aspect of her nails, observed one month prior to consultation. Yellow discoloration of nails has been reported during recent years as separate observation related to drug administration, during hemodialysis and associated with pulmonary diseases as yellow nail syndrome.Case Reports: A 23-year-old female patient was diagnosed with yellow nails induced by application of a specific nail polish. A 67-year-old man presented with transient nail discoloration as a result of the exacerbation of his chronic pulmonary disease.Conclusion: Our cases illustrate transient yellow discoloration of finger nails associated with the use of nail polish, and with an acute episode of chronic bronchitis, with full recovery in the absence of any treatment.
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