The main symptom of pestle finger is the obvious thickening and widening of the ends of the fingers or toes.
Pestle finger most often occurs in respiratory diseases in the late stage of patients, such as bronchial dilatation, lung cancer, emphysema, etc., can also occur in cyanosis congenital heart disease and other diseases, generally appear pestle finger more suggest that the condition has reached a more serious point.
The end of the fingers or toes of patients with pestle finger is obviously thickened and widened, like drumsticks, so it is also called drumstick finger.
The local skin color of pestle finger is still normal, there is no obvious deformity of finger or toe joints, and there is no obvious abnormality of function. Generally, the finger can be single at the beginning, and with the development of the disease, it can gradually become multiple, and even the fingers and toes are all pestle finger manifestations.
Therefore, if the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the Department of Respiratory Medicine to further exclude the pathology of related organs.