YELLOW NAIL SYNDROME - ABOUT 2 CASES - RE VIEW OF THE LITERATURE

The yellow nail syndrome is a clinical syndrome without specific biolo gical parameters. It is characterized by the following threesome of sy mptoms: nail abnormalities, primary lymphedema, and pleuropulmonary ma nifestations. In most cases lymphography shows abnormalities of the ly mphatic vessels and spirometry shows a restrictive defect and rarely o bstructive disorders. Pathogenesis of this syndrome is still unknown. It is, however, remarkable that the yellow nail syndrome may occur in association with other diseases, the most frequent of which are cancer affections and immune disorders. We report two cases of the yellow na il syndrome which were associated with cancer (neoplasm of the larynx and breast).