If someone is misshapen fingers look more like drumsticks than a witch's hand, that person may have what is known as CLUBBED FINGERS. The clubbing can strike one or both hands, and sometimes only one finger.
Clubbed Fingers - digital clubbing, as the condition is also called - usually develop very gradually and painlessly. Unfortuantely, they can be a sign of several serious conditions, especially if there are nail changes as well. About one in three people with lung cancer have this sign. Clubbed fingers can also signal other cancers and such lung diseases as Cystic Fibrosis and Tuberculosis. In addition, they can be markers for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and for heart disease, hyperthyroidism, and liver disease.
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