Clubbing Flashcards
1
Q
What are some cardiac causes of clubbing?
A
- Cyanotic congenital heart diseaese (Fallot’s, TGA)
- Bacterial endocarditis
- Atrial myxoma
2
Q
What are some respiratory causes of clubbing?
A
- Lung cancer
- Pyogenic conditions: cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, abscess, empyema
- Tuberculosis
- Asbestosis, mesothelioma
- Fibrosing alveolitis
3
Q
What are some other causes of clubbing?
A
- Crohn’s, to a lesser extent UC
- Cirrhosis, primary biliary cirrhosis
- Graves’ disease (thyroid acropachy)
- Rare: Whipple’s disease
