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Brachydactyly type D, also known as short thumb, [3] [1] stub thumb, [5] [6] or clubbed thumb, [5] [6] is a genetic trait clinically recognised by a thumb being relatively short and round with an accompanying wider nail bed.
Clubbed fingers are changes to the tips of your fingers, including the nails and the skin around them. They may happen because you have another condition, like lung or heart disease, along with...
When you show them that both of your thumbs are clubbed — as is the case in three-quarters of those affected by brachydactyly type D — and explain you were just born this way, expect...
Clubbed fingers refers to the way the ends of your fingers look, including your nails and the areas around and under them. These appearances can happen with your toes as well. If clubbing happens, it usually affects both hands and/or both feet.
Clubbed thumbs or “toe thumbs,” officially named brachydactyly type D, are caused by a genetic mutation and they feature end bones that are shorter than usual and much wider-than-normal nails.
This is the most common form of brachydactyly. It shortens the final bone in the thumbs and doesn’t affect the fingers at all. Type E. This is the rarest form of brachydactyly.
Clubbed fingers occur when soft tissues at the fingertips become swollen and spongy. This straightens the natural curvature of the nail bed, causing a clubbed appearance.
Type D brachydactyly is considered to be common and affects only the thumbs. The end bones of the thumbs are shortened but all the fingers are normal.
Clubbed fingers describe fingernails or toenails that are curved downward, like a spoon. The nails may feel soft when pressed and no longer sit even with the cuticle. This often occurs along with swelling or bulging of the tips of the fingers or toes.
Brachydactyly type D, also known as short thumb, stub thumb, or clubbed thumb, is a genetic trait clinically recognised by a thumb being relatively short and round with an accompanying wider nail bed. The distal phalanx of affected thumbs is approximately two-thirds the length of full-length thumbs.