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Case Reports
. 2012 Mar 20:2012:bcr1120115183.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5183.

Yellow nail syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis, thiol-compound therapy and early gastric cancer

Hirofumi Taki  1 , Kazuyuki Tobe
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Case Reports

Yellow nail syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis, thiol-compound therapy and early gastric cancer

Hirofumi Taki et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests None.

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Figure 1
Yellowish discolouration of the fingernails.
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Figure 2
Lymphoedema of the legs and yellowish discolouration of the toenails.
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Figure 3
Reversal of yellowish fingernails after treatment of malignancies or withdrawal of associated drugs.
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