Digital Clubbing Is Associated with Higher Serum KL-6 Levels and Lower Pulmonary Function in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease

Background. Although digital clubbing is a common presentation in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), little has been reported regarding its role in assessing patients with ILD. This study evaluated patients with ILD for the presence of clubbing and investigated its association with clini...

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Main Authors: Kazushige Shiraishi, Torahiko Jinta, Naoki Nishimura, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Ryosuke Tsugitomi, Kohei Okafuji, Atsushi Kitamura, Yutaka Tomishima, Gautam A. Deshpande, Tomohide Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3640967
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