Conclusion:
Yellow nail syndrome is a syndrome that presents with yellow thickened
nails, respiratory manifestations, and lymphedema. In this case, the
patient has presented in the 8th decade of her life as
a sporadic case with the classic triad of the disease with no
complications. Patients’ pleural profile and chest radiograph matched
that of patients in existing literature. Also, the case had a history of
hypertension, diabetes, and stroke. Although diabetes has been noted to
be associated with yellow nail syndrome. There is no conclusive evidence
regarding its relation to hypertension despite a number of noted cases
up until now. Patient passed away after an episode of acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS). No similar reports of this specific case of
death were found in literature.