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Pulmonary
– Cystic Fibrosis
– Bronchiectasis
– Abcess, chronic pneumonia, empyema
– Interstitial lung disease
– tuberculosis
– Sarcoidosis
– Neoplasms
– AVM, hepatorenal syndrome
ANSWER
A reminder of some of the causes of clubbing in children:Pulmonary
– Cystic Fibrosis
– Bronchiectasis
– Abcess, chronic pneumonia, empyema
– Interstitial lung disease
– tuberculosis
– Sarcoidosis
– Neoplasms
– AVM, hepatorenal syndrome
Cardiac
–
Cyanotic heart disease, SBE
Haematological
–
Thalassemia
Gastrointestinal
–
Celiac, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), SI lymphoma, cirrhosis
Other
–
Thyrotoxicosis
–
Hodgkins disease
–
Familial
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