Description of lung cancer At the beginning of the twentieth century was a rarity lung cancer, lung clinics, which will come to see doctors and medics. After the massive expansion of cigarettes in the twenties was an enormous breakthrough. The…
clubbing
Other names: mallet toes, pachyakrie
Like clubbing refers to the extension of the last of the phalanges of the hands and feet, nail them is spherical, its shape is described as an hour-glass shaped.
Probably arise due to the opening of vascular coupling between arterial and venous system.
Clubbing may occur due to circulatory insufficiency, for example with congenital heart defects orwith chronic lung diseases. Disease must be longer, so that this flag could develop.
Clubbing also occur in people with liver disease, but also may arouse suspicion of cancer. Some tumors is released into the circulation of the various secretions and can cause changes even at remote locations (ie. Paraneoplastic syndromes).
Sicknesses with this symptom:
Pulmonary emphysema
Description of pulmonary emphysema It is an irreversible, progressive destruction of lung tissue.Consequently disappearance of lung tissue formed thin-walled “cysts” filled the air. These are called bulls and accordingly also called bullous emphysema. This disease often occur naturally, but as…
Tetralogy of Fallot
Description of tetralogy of Fallot It is a complex congenital defect of the heart and major blood vessels procedure. Plains but especially in childhood, when it is diagnosed and surgically corrected subsequently. Very rarely can detect up to adulthood. In…
Cystic fibrosis
Description Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis is a serious medical and despite advances in recent years, an incurable disease. Moreover, it is relatively common, occurring at a rate of one patient per 3000 births (1: 3000), occurs mostly in whites (blacks…