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Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing or clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, anomalies and defects, some congenital, mostly of the heart and lungs. [2] [3] When it occurs together with joint effusions, joint pains, and abnormal skin and bone growth it is known as hypertrophic ...
Brachydactyly type D, also known as short thumb, [3] [1] stub thumb, [5] [6] or clubbed thumb, [5] [6] is a genetic trait recognised by a thumb being relatively short and round with an accompanying wider nail bed. The distal phalanx of such thumbs is approximately two-thirds the length of full-length thumbs.
Finger and toe clubbing may develop as a result of a number of ailments, including cystic fibrosis as well as lung, heart and inflammatory bowel diseases. Clubbed thumbs or “toe thumbs ...
Brachydactyly (from Greek βραχύς (brachus) 'short' and δάκτυλος (daktulos) 'finger') is a medical term denoting the presence of abnormally short digits (fingers or toes) at birth. The shortness is relative to the length of other long bones and other parts of the body.
The complete form occurs in 40% of the cases and can involve all the symptoms but mainly pachydermia, periostosis and finger clubbing. This is also referred to as the full-blown phenotype . [ 1 ] [ 7 ]
Symptoms typically include gradual onset of shortness of breath and a dry cough. [1] Other changes may include feeling tired, and clubbing abnormally large and dome shaped finger and toenails. [1] Complications may include pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, pneumonia or pulmonary embolism. [1] The cause is unknown, hence the term idiopathic ...
Nail clubbing of fingers in a patient with Eisenmenger syndrome. First described by Hippocrates, clubbing is also known as "Hippocratic fingers". Signs and symptoms of Eisenmenger syndrome include the following: [6] Cyanosis (a blue tinge to the skin resulting from lack of oxygen) High red blood cell count; Swollen or clubbed fingertips
Harrison Ford is recalling some misadventures during his time as a cook, years before his acting career took off.. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Ford, 82, sat down with Jimmy Kimmel for a wide-ranging ...