Clubbing
Clubbing may result from chronic low blood-oxygen levels. This can be seen with cystic fibrosis, congenital cyanotic heart disease, and several other diseases. The tips of the fingers enlarge and the nails become extremely curved from front to back.
Review Date: 04/24/2009
Reviewed By: Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
UMDNJ-NJMS, Attending Physician in the Division of Pulmonary,
Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs,
VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ. Review provided
by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
