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Dedos de las manos y pies en palillo de tambor - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Dedos hipocráticos o hipocratismo digital

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Consulte con el médico si nota la presencia de hipocratismo digital.

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

Una persona con hipocratismo digital por lo general presenta otros síntomas de otra afección, cuyo diagnóstico se basa en:

  • Antecedentes familiares.
  • Historia clínica.
  • Examen físico que se centra en los pulmones y el tórax.

Algunas preguntas de la historia clínica pueden ser:

  • ¿Presenta alguna dificultad para respirar?
  • ¿Afecta el hipocratismo los dedos de los pies, de las manos o ambos?
  • ¿Se está volviendo más notorio?
  • ¿Alguna vez la piel ha estado de un tono azuloso?
  • ¿Qué otros síntomas tiene?
  • ¿Cuándo notó esto por primera vez?

Se pueden hacer los siguientes exámenes:

No hay ningún tratamiento para el hipocratismo digital en sí, sin embargo, se puede tratar su causa.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/1/2011
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Murray JF, Schraufnagel DE. History and physical examinations. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al. Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2010:chap 17.

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