Thromboangiitis obliterans (buerger's disease) and smokeless tobacco
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Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)
Thromboangiitis Obliterans is a non-atherosclerotic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, which has a strong association with tobacco. We present current concepts on the pathophysiology and diagnosis, as well as a review in treatments.
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Thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger's disease is a segmental occlusive inflammatory condition of arteries and veins, characterized by thrombosis and recanalization of the affected vessels. It is a non-atherosclerotic inflammatory disease affecting small and medium sized arteries and veins of upper and lower extremities. The clinical criteria include: age under 45 years; current or recent hist...
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Figure 1. Black and gangrenous eschar tissue in the right third digit previously amputated to the middle phalanx with distal gangrene and erythema around the right middle metacarpophalangeal joint.
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Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger disease) is an occlusive, nonatherosclerotic, inflammatory vasculitis that causes ischemia in small and medium vessels. Most commonly, Buerger disease is diagnosed in 40- to 45-year-old men with a heavy smoking history. Our case exemplifies the most common presentation, diagnosis, and treatment in a 53-year-old male smoker who presents with arm pain and dusky...
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Case presentation: A 39-year-old male smoker with a 2-year history of calf discomfort on ambulation culminating in left femoral-to-peroneal artery bypass presented with right leg discomfort and recurrent painful subcutaneous nodules on his feet and calves. Biopsy of a nodule from his right foot was interpreted as vasculitis with thrombosis and fibrinoid necrosis in subcutaneous vessels, and the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780300913