Causes Of Clubbed Fingers
Health Encyclopedia: Clubbing Of The Fingers Or Toes
Clubbing is a thickening of the flesh undertoe and fingernails.The nailcurves downward,instead of lying flat.
Alternative Names
Clubbing
Considerations
Clubbing is associated with a wide number of diseases. It is most oftennoted in heart and lung diseases that cause decreased blood oxygen and blueskin (
Clubbing may also be due to lung lung cancer, anddiseases of the liver and the gastrointestinal tract.
Clubbing may also occur in families....
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