Unilateral digital clubbing in hemiplegia due to a putaminal hemorrhage

Takeshi Kinjo1, Wakako Arakaki1, Jiro Fujita1

  • 1Department of Infectious, Respiratory and Digestive Medicine Graduate School of Medicine University of the Ryukyus Nishihara Japan.

Clinical Case Reports
|March 9, 2022
PubMed

Digital clubbing usually occurs bilaterally; however, unilateral clubbing can be seen in hemiplegia and local vascular lesions. We highlight a case of unilateral digital clubbing due to putaminal hemorrhage. Further accumulation of cases will enable exploration of the mechanisms of clubbing.

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