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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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