Abstract
Finger clubbing is a striking clinical sign associated with a large variety of diseases and syndromes. Although clubbing is poorly understood, we hypothesise that there is a final common pathway in the pathogenesis of clubbing by which there is increased growth of connective tissue and augmented blood flow mediated or stimulated by cytokines, which are either over-produced or poorly eliminated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 122-125 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Medical Hypotheses |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)