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Enlarged finger tips
Clubbing is a condition where the nails and tips of the fingers become rounded and somewhat enlarged (so that they look like clubs). The reason this occurs is unknown, but it is associated with breathing problems or lung diseases.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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I am experiencing finger tingling, enlarged finger tips and finger pain. The following also describes me: Numbness or tingling. What should I do?
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If i can feel my liver go past my finger tips when i lie flat and take a deep breath, does that mean it enlarged? I feel it pass but not stay
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I've had a wart on my finger for a year. I have picked it off before but it grew back. Now i picked it, & it became swollen and red. Is it infected?
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I cut my nail short all of them grew back apart from ring finger nail there's a redish lump on the other side of my nail and it's not grown back yet?
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A 39-year old female asked:
In the past year, my index finger nail curves down, but the fingertip is not enlarged. Is this worth seeing a doctor about? I'm a 40 year old woman.
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have had a varicocelectomy sub inguinal, my urologist has stated it was a success and no concerns, yet I can still feel some enlarged veins when I touch the area with my finger, my question is what is it that I am feeling? There is no pain.
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My 9 month old daughter has a not-raised ('under the skin') brown spot that is elongated (almost like a scar from a cut) on her index finger. She has had it for over a month now and I think it just grew a little. What could it be?
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I was injected with epinephrine lidocaine in index finger index finger swelled with fluid and was very painful. A surgen removed the blister like skin along with the nail up to the knuckle. The nail grew back, yea. My question is, will the numbness eve
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I have an enlarged gland about 3 fingers below my left ear just under my jaw bone for about 2.5 years. No symptoms, CT scan was negative. What can it?
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My fingers are stiff?
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What causes clubbing of the fingers?
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