Finger clubbing
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Finger clubbing, also called "drumstick fingers", is a common clinical sign in patients with heart or lung disease. The term is used to describe an enlargement of the distal phalanges of the fingers, giving them a drumstick or club-like appearance.
Pathology
The underlying pathogenesis of finger clubbing is unknown.
Associations
Finger clubbing is associated with a long list of chronic cardiopulmonary and GI diseases including 1:
- pulmonary disease
- cardiac disease
- GI disease
- others
- thyrotoxicosis (i.e. thyroid acropachy)
- familial - generally pre-pubescent
-<a href="/articles/lung-cancer-3">lung cancer</a><ul><li>usually <a href="/articles/non-small-cell-lung-cancer">non-small cell carcinoma</a>- +<a href="/articles/lung-cancer-3">lung cancer</a><ul><li>usually <a href="/articles/non-small-cell-lung-cancer-2">non-small cell carcinoma</a>
-<a title="chronic suppurative pulmonary diseases" href="/articles/chronic-suppurative-pulmonary-diseases">chronic suppurative pulmonary diseases</a><ul>- +<a href="/articles/chronic-suppurative-lung-disease">chronic suppurative pulmonary diseases</a><ul>
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