Case-based discussion from North Tyneside General Hospital: somatostatin analogues in yellow nail syndrome associated with recurrent pleural effusions

Thorax. 2014 Oct;69(10):967-8. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205426. Epub 2014 Jun 12.

Authors

Kristian G Brooks¹, Carlos Echevarria², David Cooper¹, Stephen C Bourke²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, UK.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, UK Newcastle University, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

PMID: 24923874
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205426

No abstract available

Keywords: Drug Reactions; Rare Lung Diseases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Inhalation
Aged
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / administration & dosage
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitals, General*
Humans
Male
Nail Diseases / diagnosis
Nail Diseases / drug therapy*
Nail Diseases / etiology
Octreotide / administration & dosage*
Pleural Effusion / complications*
Pleural Effusion / diagnosis
Pleural Effusion / drug therapy
Somatostatin / analogs & derivatives*
Syndrome
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Somatostatin
Octreotide