thromboangiitis obliterans
Sign in to saveAlso known as Buerger's disease, Presenile gangrene, Presenile gangrene (disorder), Thromboangiitis obliterans (disorder), Thromboangiitis obliterans NOS (disorder), Thromboangiitis obliterans [Buerger's disease], BUERGER DISEASE
Human disease
Key facts
- Other names
- Buerger disease, Buerger's disease, Winiwarter-Buerger disease, presenile gangrene
- Specialty
- Cardiology , rheumatology
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
3,557 papers- Thromboangiitis Obliterans - A Disappearing Disease?Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society · 2024
- Thromboangiitis obliterans.Circulation · 2010
- Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease).VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten · 2014
- Thromboangiitis obliterans.Current opinion in rheumatology · 1994
- Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger disease).Vascular medicine (London, England) · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- disease
- Named after
- Leo Buerger
- Image
- 55 year old female with advanced Buerger's disease.jpg
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- Commons category
- Thromboangiitis obliterans
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C35070
- health specialty
- rheumatology
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- isoxsuprine
- exact match
- www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_36258
- ICD-9-CM
- 443.1
- external data available at URL
- www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/170
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Medicine
- symptoms and signs
- gangrene
Sources (6)
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Encyclopedic overview
Thromboangiitis obliterans, also known as Buerger disease (English /ˈbɜːrɡər/; German: [ˈbʏʁɡɐ]) or Winiwarter-Buerger disease, is a recurring progressive inflammation and thrombosis (clotting) of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet. It is strongly associated with use of tobacco products, primarily from smoking, but is also associated with smokeless tobacco.
Signs and symptoms
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