Clubbing
Usually with Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy
Neoplasm
Intrathoracic
Lung
Pleura
Mediastinum (Hodgkin's disease)
Thymus
Esophagus, stomach
Intestine
Liver
Other pulmonary disorders
Lung abscess
Empyema
Chronic interstitial pneumonitis
Pneumoconiosis
Sarcoidosis
Bronchiectasis
Tuberculosis
Cystic fibrosis
Idiopathic, hereditary (pachydermoperiostosis)
Usually without Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy
Genetic
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
Cyanotic congenital heart disease
Chronic liver disease (e.g., biliary cirrhosis)
Intestinal disorders
Ulcerative colitis
Regional enteritis
Sprue, steatorrhea
Bacterial or amebic dysentery
Tuberculosis, intestinal
Hyperparathyroidism
Graves' disease (thyroid acropachy)
Occupational trauma (e.g., jackhammer operation)
Unilateral
Aneurysm of aorta or of subclavian, innominate, or
brachial artery
Shoulder subluxation
Hemiplegia
Axillary or apical lung tumor
Unidigital
Median nerve injury
Sarcoidosis
Tophaceous gout
Reference
1. Altman RD, Tenenbaum J: Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy, pp. 1514–1520. See Bibliography, 2.
Book Source Details
- Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
- Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
- Year of Publication: 1999
- Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.
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