A Case of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Bucillamine-Induced Yellow Nail Syndrome Initially Manifesting as Pulmonary Disease

Takeo Isozaki, Nobuyuki Yajima, Michihito Sato, Ryo Takahashi, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Yusuke Miwa, Masao Negishi, Hirotsugu Ide and Tsuyoshi KasamaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan. AbstractWe report a case of a 67-year-old wo...

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Published in:Clinical medicine insights. Case reports 2010-01, Vol.2010 (3), p.63-68
Main Authors: Isozaki, Takeo, Yajima, Nobuyuki, Sato, Michihito, Takahashi, Ryo, Wakabayashi, Kuninobu, Miwa, Yusuke, Negishi, Masao, Ide, Hirotsugu, Kasama, Tsuyoshi
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Language:English
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Antirheumatic agents
Arthritis
Care and treatment
Case Report
Cysteine
Lung diseases
Rheumatoid factor
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Summary:Takeo Isozaki, Nobuyuki Yajima, Michihito Sato, Ryo Takahashi, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Yusuke Miwa, Masao Negishi, Hirotsugu Ide and Tsuyoshi KasamaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan. AbstractWe 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.
ISSN:1179-5476
1179-5476
DOI:10.4137/CCRep.S5514