Can Hepatitis B Cause Clubbing Of Finger Nails?

Posted on Wed, 11 May 2016

Question: Here is a closer photo I cant tell if they are you say even though it isn't know for hepatitis b to cause clubbing that it could still be a possibility im trying to understand your response :-)

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hepatitis B is not a common cause of clubbing

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic

I have reviewed the attached photograph and it doesn't look like you are having clubbing of finger nails.

Hepatitis B is not a common cause for clubbing of nails although cirrhosis associated with hepatitis infection can lead to clubbing.

Regards
Dr Asmeet

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