Catalog

Digital clubbing

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Digital clubbing – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2142279385

Clubbing of the fingers and toenails is an anatomical abnormality resulting from swelling of the soft tissues of the terminal phalanx of a digit which obliterates the normal angle between the base of the nail and the digit. It may become manifest early in life as a hereditary defect in otherwise healthy individuals but is also associated with a range of underlying systemic disorders including cardiac disease (cyanotic congenital heart disease, infective endocarditis), pulmonary disease (empyema, cystic fibrosis) and thyroid disease (Graves disease).