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Digital Clubbing

March 4th, 2023
 
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Overview

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  • Enlargement of the distal segments of the fingers and / or toes, due to proliferation of connective tissue.
  • Causes of Digital Clubbing

  • Cyanotic congenital heart disease
  • Pulmonary malignancy - lung cancer, lymphoma, mesothelioma
  • Chronic infection / inflammation - bronchiectasis, lung abscess, empyema, interstitial lung disease, coeliac disease, IBD, infective endocarditis
  • Cirrhosis

Overview

Clubbing was first described by Hippocrates in 400BC after noting the sign in a patient with empyema.
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