Idiopathic Clubbing Confined to Lower Limb Digits and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis : An Unusual Association
Joint Authors
Mohapatra, Aswini K.
Magazine, Rahul
Goneppanavar, Umesh
Shetty, Ranjan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 62-year-old housewife presented to the chest outpatient department with a history of exertional breathlessness of four-month duration.
On general physical examination, clubbing of toes was present with sparing of fingers.
Chest examination revealed bilateral basal end inspiratory fine crepitations.
A diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was made on the basis of clinical, spirometric, and high-resolution computed tomography findings.
Extensive evaluation could not reveal any cause for the differential clubbing.
The unusual distribution of clubbing in a clinical condition, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, where generalized clubbing is expected can lead to a diagnostic confusion.
This can lead to a further burden of investigations on the patient as clubbing being a significant finding cannot be ignored.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Magazine, Rahul& Shetty, Ranjan& Goneppanavar, Umesh& Mohapatra, Aswini K.. 2012. Idiopathic Clubbing Confined to Lower Limb Digits and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis : An Unusual Association. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Magazine, Rahul…[et al.]. Idiopathic Clubbing Confined to Lower Limb Digits and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis : An Unusual Association. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Magazine, Rahul& Shetty, Ranjan& Goneppanavar, Umesh& Mohapatra, Aswini K.. Idiopathic Clubbing Confined to Lower Limb Digits and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis : An Unusual Association. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490339
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-490339