IMPORTANCE OF FINGER CLUBBING IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

被引：10

作者：

MACFARLANE, JT ^{[1
]}

IBRAHIM, M ^{[1
]}

TORAGBIDYE, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] AHMADU BELLO TEACHING HOSP,DEPT MED A,ZARIA,NIGERIA

来源：

TUBERCLE | 1979年 / 60卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1016/0041-3879(79)90055-2

中图分类号：

R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];

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摘要：

Finger clubbing was observed in 21% of 70 adult Nigerian patients presenting with pulmonary tuberculosis. These patients had a significantly higher incidence of haemoptysis and they also showed a significantly lower body weight and serum albumin than those without clubbing. Their chest x-rays revealed larger cavities and at 2 months the mortality of the patients with finger clubbing (40%) was very much higher than of those without (5.5%). It is suggested that finger clubbing is of value in assessing patients with pulmonary tuberculosis because it helps to identify those with severe destructive disease. © 1979.

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