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Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy CausesAka: Clubbing Causes, Acropachy Causes

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1. Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy
2. Digital Clubbing
Causes: Cardiovascular Disorders
1. Bacterial endocarditis
2. Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
3. Cardiac tumors
4. Aortic aneurysm
5. Infected aortic graft
6. Secondary Polycythemia
Causes: Pulmonary Disorders
1. Lung tumors (primary or metastases)
2. Pleural tumors (particularly Mesothelioma)
3. Mediastinal tumors
4. Lung Abscess or empyema
5. Bronchiectasis
6. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
7. Sarcoidosis
8. Bronchogenic cyst
9. Cystic Fibrosis
10. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Emphysema)
Causes: Gastrointestinal Disorders
1. Neoplasms of liver, esophagus, or bowel
2. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (e.g. Ulcerative Colitis)
3. Hepatic Cirrhosis
4. Chronic Obstructive Jaundice or biliary Cirrhosis
5. Amebiasis
6. Intestinal Tuberculosis
7. Subphrenic or Liver Abscess
Causes: Miscellaneous Disorders
1. Myxedema or Thyrotoxicosis
2. Hematologic malignancies
3. Polyarteritis nodosa
4. Idiopathic (Primary or familial)

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