RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Finger clubbing in cystic fibrosis.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 576
OP 579
DO 10.1136/adc.61.6.576
VO 61
IS 6
A1 T J Pitts-Tucker
A1 M G Miller
A1 J M Littlewood
YR 1986
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/61/6/576.abstract
AB Finger clubbing was measured in 73 of 105 patients with cystic fibrosis undergoing full assessment. The sign correlated well with the chest x ray score and indices of pulmonary function and infection but not with weight, height, age, liver function, or degree of fat malabsorption. The presence of clubbing suggests appreciable pulmonary involvement. Most probably its progression indicates a deterioration in pulmonary state. In both instances increased efforts should be made to treat the infection.