Podiatry and Medical - Set 2

Category - Podiatry Part II

Which of the following pathologies typically causes true acquired clubbing of the fingernails?
  1. Bronchial carcinoma
  2. Osteoarthritis
  3. Rheumatoid arthritis
  4. Crohn’s disease
Explanation
Answer − A − The pathology that typically causes true acquired clubbing of the fingernails is bronchial or lung carcinoma. This clubbing of nails is usually acquired and is caused due to hypoxemia-induced local aasodilatation.
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