Serious Symptoms Of Asbestosis

Clubbing Of The Fingers And Toes

Clubbing of the fingers and toes refers to a deformity where an individual has increased nail roundness and widening of the nails. They may also exhibit an increased angle between the nails and cuticles as well as downward curving of their nails. Clubbing of the nails and toes can cause softening of the nail beds, making the nails feel as if they are floating. The tips of the toes and fingers may bulge outward or become enlarged. These structural abnormalities that develop in asbestosis patients may be accompanied by warmth and redness. Clubbing of the fingers and toes can develop in an affected individual over several years or in a matter of a few months. This symptom occurs in individuals affected by asbestosis for reasons that are currently not clear but thought to be associated with the activation of certain components in the bloodstream that produce changes in the nail bed.

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