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Descriptor
English
:
Thromboangiitis Obliterans
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tromboangeítis Obliterante
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tromboangeíte Obliterante
Synonyms
English
:
Buerger Disease
Tree Number:
C14.907.137.870
C14.907.940.905
Definition
English
:
A non-atherosclerotic, inflammatory thrombotic
disease
that commonly involves small and medium-sized
arteries
or
veins
in the
extremities
. It is characterized by occlusive
THROMBOSIS
and
FIBROSIS
in the vascular wall leading to digital and limb
ISCHEMIA
and ulcerations.
Thromboangiitis obliterans
is highly associated with
tobacco
smoking
.
Allowable Qualifiers
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:
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cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
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complications
diet therapy
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history
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mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
14303
Unique Identifier:
D013919
Occurrence in VHL
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