Clubbing
Clubbing: Introduction
Clubbing: Rounded or club-like shape of fingers or foot.
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Causes of Clubbing:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Clubbing.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Clubbing: Symptom Checker
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Clubbing.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed clubbing of the fingers (increase in the soft tissue of the distal part of the fingers and toes)?
- Past medical history?
Why: e.g. congenital heart disease and rheumatic heart disease can increase the risk of endocarditis; known cyanotic congenital heart disease; bronchiectasis; cystic fibrosis; Crohn's disease; Ulcerative colitis; Coeliac disease.
- Occupational or other exposure to asbestos?
Why: may indicate asbestosis or pleural mesothelioma as cause of clubbing.
- Family history?
Why: e.g. cystic fibrosis, cyanotic congenital heart disease, thyroid disorders, celiac disease, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis.
- Cigarette smoking
Why: now and in the past? - increases the risk of lung cancer and increases the severity of asbestosis.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Clubbing) may include:
- Blueness of the tongue or lips?
Why: determines presence of cyanosis and thus may suggest cyanotic congenital heart disease and pulmonary arteriovenous aneurysms.
- Cough or shortness of breath?
Why: may suggest a lung condition such as bronchiectasis, chronic interstitial fibrosis, asbestosis, emphysema, lung cancer, lung abscess, cystic fibrosis or tuberculosis.
- Fever?
Why: may suggest empyema (pus in the cavity enclosing the lungs), lung abscess, tuberculosis, subacute bacterial endocarditis.
- Symptoms of hyperthyroidism?
Why: e.g. intolerance to heat, tremor, agitation, weight loss, increased appetite.
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Clubbing: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Clubbing
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Diagnostic tests for Clubbing:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Clubbing. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Inspect fingernails and toenails from the side to determine if there is true clubbing i.e. a loss of the angle between the nail bed and the finger. A subtle sign may be an increased in sponginess of the proximal nail bed
- Temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure
- Heart and lung examination to detect any signs of cardiac or respiratory disease
- Examine for thyroid enlargement
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Clubbing
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Clubbing
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Clubbing
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Clubfoot
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Clubbing
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Clubbing
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of Clubbing:
Clubbing: A condition affecting the fingers and toes in which proliferation of distal soft tissues, especially the nail beds, results in thickening and widening of the extremities of the digits; the nails are abnormally curved, the nail beds excessively compressible, and skin over them red and shiny.hippocratic nails, under nail
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
A condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Organs affected by Clubbing:
The list of organs typically affected by Clubbing may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Clubbing
The list below shows some of the causes of Clubbing mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Clubbing
How Common are these Causes of Clubbing?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Clubbing.
Of the 254
causes of Clubbing that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 4
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 6
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 245
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 254
causes of Clubbing
Conditions listing symptoms: Clubbing:
The following list of conditions
have 'Clubbing' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Absent patellae - scrotal hypoplasia - renal anomalies - facial dysmorphism - mental retardation
... clubfootAcetaminophen - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootAdducted thumbs - arthrogryposis, Christian type
... clubfootAlprazolam - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootAminopterin - Teratogenic Agent
... talipesAmobarbital - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootAmoxicillin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootAnkylosis - facial anomalies - pulmonary hypoplasia syndrome
... clubfootArthrogryposis - severe scoliosis
... clubfootArthrogryposis, congenital - myopathic seizures
... clubfootAsbestos conditions
... Finger clubbingAtaxia - apraxia - mental retardation, X-linked
... clubfeetAtaxia - diabetes - goiter - gonadal insufficiency
... clubfootAureomycin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootAzathioprine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootB
Benadryl - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootBenzthiazide - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootBerylliosis
... clubbed fingernails in chronic cases with prolonged exposureBiaxin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootBindewald-Ulmer-Muller syndrome
... finger clubbingBrachycephaly - deafness - cataract - mental retardation
... clubfootBrachycephaly - deafness - cataract - microstomia - mental retardation
... clubfootBronchiolitis Obliterans - Ammonia inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Chlorine inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Diacetyl inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Hydrogen bromide inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Hydrogen chloride inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Hydrogen fluoride inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Hydrogen sulfide inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Methyl isocyanate inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Nitrogen Oxide inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Ozone inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Phosgene inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Polyamide-amine dyes inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Sulphur dioxide inhalation
... finger clubbingBronchiolitis Obliterans - Thionyl chloride inhalation
... finger clubbingBrugsch's syndrome
... clubbed toes, clubbed fingersC
Carbamazepine - Teratogenic Agent
... talipesCardiac malformation
... finger clubbingChemical poisoning - Asbestos
... finger clubbingChlorothiazide - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootChlorpromazine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootChlortetracycline - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootCiclosporin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfeetCiliary dyskinesia-bronchiectasis
... finger clubbingClarithromycin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootClomiphene - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootClomocycline - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootCocaine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootCommon ventricle
... finger clubbingCongenital arteriovenous shunt
... finger clubbingCongenital cardiovascular malformations
... finger clubbingConotruncal heart malformations
... finger clubbingCortisone - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootCousin Walbrau Cegarra Syndrome
... clubfeetCranio osteoarthropathy
... finger clubbingCraniofacial dysostosis - arthrogryposis - progeroid appearence
... clubfootCrixan - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootCyclosporin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfeetCyclosporine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfeetCyclothiazide - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootD
Declomycin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootDeclostatin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootDel (2) (q33-q36)
... clubfootDel (2) (q34-q36)
... clubfootDel (3) (p14.2-p12)
... clubfootDel (3) (pter-p25.23)
... clubfootDel (3) (q12-q23)
... clubfeetDel (3) (q13.12-q21.3)
... clubfeetDemeclocycline - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootDextrocardia-bronchiectasis-sinusitis
... finger clubbingDimedrol - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootDiphenhydramine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootDistinctive Craniofacial Features - Pterygia - Mental Retardation
... clubfeetDisulfiram - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootDiuril - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootDouble outlet right ventricle
... finger clubbingDoxycycline - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootDuctus arteriosus, patent reversed flow
... clubbingDuodenal atresia tetralogy of Fallot
... finger clubbingDup (2) (q21-q31)
... clubfootDup (2) (q33-qter)
... clubfeetDup (2) (q33.1-q35)
... clubfootDup (2) (q34-qter)
... clubfootDup (3) (p22-p14)
... clubfootDup (3) (pter-p23)
... clubfeetDup (3) (pter-p25) and del (18) (q21-qter)
... clubfootDup (3) (q25-q28)
... clubfeetDup (3) (q25-qter)
... clubfootE
Ebstein's anomaly
... finger clubbingEcstacy - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootEctodermal dysplasia - arthrogryposis - diabetes mellitus
... clubfootEisenmenger Syndrome
... finger clubbingEmanuel syndrome
... clubfootEphedrine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootErgotamine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootErythromycin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootEye defects - arachnodactyly - cardiopathy
... clubfootF
Fallot syndrome
... finger clubbingFamilial interstitial fibrosis
... clubbingFamilial pulmonary arterial hypertension
... finger clubbingFenfluramine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootFibrosing alveolitis
... finger clubbingFibular hypoplasia or aplasia - femoral bowing - oligodactyly
... clubfootFischer Syndrome
... finger clubbingG
Gentamicin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootH
Hamman-Rich syndrome
... clubbingHeart cancer
... finger clubbingHerbal Agent adverse reaction - Senna
... finger clubbingHumerospinal dysostosis - congenital heart disease
... clubfootHydrochlorothiazide - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootHypoplastic thumbs - hydranencephaly
... clubfootI
Idiopathic diffuse interstitial fibrosis
... clubbingIdiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
... fingertips enlargement (clubbing)Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis
... clubbingIdiopathic pulmonary hypertension
... finger clubbingIndigo Carmine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootInfex - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootInsulin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootIsoproterenol - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootIvemark Syndrome
... finger clubbingJ
Jansen type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
... clubbed fingersK
Klaricid - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootL
Lamotrigine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootLederle - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootLedermycin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootLissencephaly type III - metacarpal bone dysplasia
... clubfootLithium - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootLow birth weight - dwarfism - dysgammaglobulinemia
... clubfootLymphoid interstitial pneumonia
... finger clubbingM
Marie-Bamberg syndrome
... finger clubbingMDMA - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMental mixed retardation - deafness - clubbed digits
... clubbed fingersMental mixed retardation deafnes clubbed digits
... clubbed fingersMental retardation - hip luxation - G6PD variant
... clubfootMental Retardation - Pterygia - Shortness - Distinctive Facial Appearance
... clubfeetMental retardation - unusual facies - talipes - hand anomalies
... clubfootMethacycline - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMethocarbamol - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMethotrexate - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMethyclothiazide - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMetolazone - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMiconazole - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMicrocephaly - seizures - mental retardation - heart disorders
... clubfootMifepristone - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMinocycline - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootMisoprostol - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootN
Nasopharyngeal teratoma with Dandy-Walker - diaphragmatic hernia
... clubfootNeomycin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootNytol - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootO
Omeprazole - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootOsteogenesis imperfecta - congenital joint contractures
... clubfootOxytetracycline - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootP
Papaverine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootParamethadione - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootParoxetine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootPenicillamine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootPenicillamine, D - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootPeutz-Jeghers Syndrome
... finger clubbingPhenylephrine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootPizotifen - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootPolythiazide - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootPrednisone - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootPrimary pulmonary hypertension
... finger clubbingPrimary pulmonary hypertension - Dexfenfluramine-associated
... finger clubbingPrimary pulmonary hypertension - Fenfluramine-associated
... finger clubbingProgestagen - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootProsencephaly - cerebellar dysgenesis
... clubfootPseudoephedrine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootPterygia - Mental retardation - Distinctive Craniofacial Features
... clubfeetPulmonary alveolar proteinosis, congenital
... finger clubbingPulmonary arterio-veinous aneurysm
... finger clubbingPulmonary arteriovenous fistula
... finger clubbing, clubbed toesPulmonary arteriovenous malformation
... finger clubbingPulmonary fibrosis /granuloma
... finger clubbingPulmonary hemangiomatosis
... clubbing of digitsPulmonary hypertension
... finger clubbingPulmonary hypoxic hypertension
... finger clubbingPulmonary surfactant protein B, deficiency of
... finger clubbingPulmonary thromboembolic hypertension
... finger clubbingQ
Quinethazone - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootR
Radial defect - Robin sequence
... club footRadio digito - facial dysplasia
... clubfootRanitidine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootRenal dysplasia - limb defects syndrome
... clubfootRichieri-Costa Pereira syndrome
... clubfootS
Secondary pulmonary hypertension
... finger clubbingShell nail syndrome
... clubbed fingersShort stature - craniofacial anomalies - genital hypoplasia
... clubfeetShort stature - Robin sequence - cleft mandible - hand anomalies - clubfoot
... clubfootShort stature - talipes - natal teeth
... talipes, clubfootSimvastatin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootSkeletal dysplasia - mental retardation
... clubfootStreptomycin - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootSulfasalazine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootSulphasalazine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootSumatriptan - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootSurfactant Metabolism Dysfunction
... finger clubbingSurfactant Metabolism Dysfunction, Pulmonary, 1
... finger clubbingSurfactant Metabolism Dysfunction, Pulmonary, 2
... finger clubbingSurfactant Metabolism Dysfunction, Pulmonary, 3
... finger clubbingT
Taussig Bing syndrome
... finger clubbingTerpin hydrate - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootTetracycline - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootThiopropazate - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootTibia absent - polydactyly - arachnoid cyst
... clubfootTolbutamide - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootTriaminic - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootTrichlormethiazide - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootTricuspid atresia
... clubbingTrimethadione - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootTrip (2) (q11.2-q21)
... clubfootV
Valproic Acid - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootVentricular septal defect
... clubbing of fingersVinblastine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootVincristine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootZ
Zidovudine - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfootZuclopenthixol - Teratogenic Agent
... clubfoot
Conditions listing complications: Clubbing:
The following list of conditions
have 'Clubbing' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
C
Cystic Fibrosis
... finger clubbing
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Causes of Clubbing Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Clubbing based
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Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Clubbing?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Clubbing, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Clubbing:
Subtypes of Clubbing:
Finger clubbing (60 causes), Clubfoot (368 causes), Clubbed fingers (6 causes), Clubbing of fingers (1 cause)
Symptoms related to Clubbing:
Clubbing (451 causes), Clubbing of toes (1 cause), Finger symptoms (1097 causes), Schamroth's test, Lung cancer (1 cause), Interstitial lung disease, Tuberculosis, Congenital cyanotic heart disease, Hyperthyroidism (17 causes), Cirrhosis
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