Nail disorders
Description
Yellow Nail Syndrome: Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a very rare syndromic disorder characterized by the variable triad of characteristic yellow nails, chronic respiratory manifestations, and primary lymphedema.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | L12_NAILDIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: L60/L62 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: L60/L62 |
| Include | L12_NAIL_INGROW, L12_NAIL_LYSIS, L12_NAIL_GRYPHOSIS, L12_NAIL_DYSTROPHY, L12_NAIL_BEAULINES, L12_NAIL_YELLOW, L12_NAILNAS, L12_NAILINOTH |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 640 | 340 | 300 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.52 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 44.64 | 49.79 | 38.81 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 21.25 | 27.35 | 14.33 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 2.97 | 2.94 | 3.0 |