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==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 [[Muscle weakness|weakness]] and [[Edema|swelling]] of the affected limb. Less common symptoms include migratory [[phlebitis]] and [[claudication]].


==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
There is a recurrent acute and chronic [[inflammation]] and [[thrombosis]] of [[artery|arteries]] and [[vein]]s of the hands and feet. The main symptom is [[Pain and nociception|pain]] in the affected areas. [[Ulceration]]s and [[gangrene]] in the extremities are common [[Complication (medicine)|complication]]s, often resulting in the need for [[amputation]] of the involved extremity.


Patients with Buerger's disease may experience symptoms as the following:
===History===
*[[Pain]] and [[weakness]] in the legs and feet or arms and hands
Patients with Buerger's disease may have a positive history of [[tobacco smoking]] or chewing.
*[[Swelling]] in your feet and hands
<ref name="pmid10995867">{{cite journal |vauthors=Olin JW |title=Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=343 |issue=12 |pages=864–9 |date=September 2000 |pmid=10995867 |doi=10.1056/NEJM200009213431207 |url=}}</ref>
*Fingers and toes that turn pale when exposed to cold ([[Raynaud's phenomenon]])
 
*Skin [[ulcer]]s
===Common Symptoms===
Common symptoms of Buerger's disease include:<ref name="pmid627595">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shionoya S, Ban I, Nakata Y, Matsubara J, Hirai M, Kawai S |title=Involvement of the iliac artery in Buerger's disease (pathogenesis and arterial reconstruction) |journal=J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=69–76 |date=1978 |pmid=627595 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid2225420">{{cite journal |vauthors=Olin JW, Young JR, Graor RA, Ruschhaupt WF, Bartholomew JR |title=The changing clinical spectrum of thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) |journal=Circulation |volume=82 |issue=5 Suppl |pages=IV3–8 |date=November 1990 |pmid=2225420 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17116654">{{cite journal |vauthors=Puéchal X, Fiessinger JN |title=Thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger's disease: challenges for the rheumatologist |journal=Rheumatology (Oxford) |volume=46 |issue=2 |pages=192–9 |date=February 2007 |pmid=17116654 |doi=10.1093/rheumatology/kel388 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Pain]]
*[[Pallor]]
*[[Paresthesia|Parathesia]]
*Color changes in the skin
*[[Weakness]]
*[[Swelling]]
*[[Ulcer|Ulceration]]
*[[Gangrene]]
 
===Less Common Symptoms===
Less common symptoms of include:<ref name="pmid18172574">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tavakoli H, Rezaii J, Esfandiari K, Salimi J, Rashidi A |title=Buerger's disease: a 10-year experience in Tehran, Iran |journal=Clin. Rheumatol. |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=369–71 |date=March 2008 |pmid=18172574 |doi=10.1007/s10067-007-0784-x |url=}}</ref>
*Migratory [[phlebitis]]
*[[Claudication]]
 


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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]

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of include:[5]


References

  1. Olin JW (September 2000). "Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)". N. Engl. J. Med. 343 (12): 864–9. doi:10.1056/NEJM200009213431207. PMID 10995867.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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