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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
The hallmark of Buerger's disease is pain and/or ischemia of the digits. A positive history of tobacco smoking is suggestive of Buerger's disease. The most common symptoms of Buerger's disease include pain and pallor of the extremities with weakness and swelling of the affected limb. Less common symptoms include migratory phlebitis and claudication.
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with Buerger's disease may have a positive history of tobacco smoking or chewing. [1]
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of Buerger's disease include:[2][3][4]
- Pain
- Pallor
- Parathesia
- Color changes in the skin
- Weakness
- Swelling
- Ulceration
- Gangrene
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of include:[5]
- Migratory phlebitis
- Claudication
References
- ↑ Olin JW (September 2000). "Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)". N. Engl. J. Med. 343 (12): 864–9. doi:10.1056/NEJM200009213431207. PMID 10995867.
- ↑ Shionoya S, Ban I, Nakata Y, Matsubara J, Hirai M, Kawai S (1978). "Involvement of the iliac artery in Buerger's disease (pathogenesis and arterial reconstruction)". J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 19 (1): 69–76. PMID 627595.
- ↑ Olin JW, Young JR, Graor RA, Ruschhaupt WF, Bartholomew JR (November 1990). "The changing clinical spectrum of thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)". Circulation. 82 (5 Suppl): IV3–8. PMID 2225420.
- ↑ Puéchal X, Fiessinger JN (February 2007). "Thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger's disease: challenges for the rheumatologist". Rheumatology (Oxford). 46 (2): 192–9. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel388. PMID 17116654.
- ↑ Tavakoli H, Rezaii J, Esfandiari K, Salimi J, Rashidi A (March 2008). "Buerger's disease: a 10-year experience in Tehran, Iran". Clin. Rheumatol. 27 (3): 369–71. doi:10.1007/s10067-007-0784-x. PMID 18172574.