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Clubbing of the fingers or toes



Clubbing
Clubbing
Clubbed fingers
Clubbed fingers


Clubbing of the fingers or toes

Alternative Names:

Clubbing
Home Care:

There is no specific treatment for the clubbing itself. Home care depends on the specific diagnosis.


Call your health care provider if:

If you notice clubbing, call your health care provider.


What to expect at your health care provider's office:


A person with clubbing generally has other symptoms and signs that define a specific condition. Diagnosis of that condition is based on family history, medical history, anda physical exam that looks at the lungs and chest.

Medical history questions may include:

  • When did you first notice this?
  • Does it affect the fingers, toes, or both?
  • Has it been becoming more noticeable?
  • What other symptoms are also present?
  • Is there any breathing difficulty?
  • Is the skin ever bluish colored?

The following tests may be done:


References:

Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, Braunwald E, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed. St. Louis, Mo; WB Saunders; 2005:78-79.

Murray J, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2000:506.

Spicknall KE. Clubbing: an update on diagnosis, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and clinical relevance. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005; 52(6): 1020-8





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