Chapter 9 - Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)»Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79)»Thromboangiitis obliterans [Buerger's disease] (I73.1)
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Thromboangiitis obliterans [Buerger's disease]
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Thromboangiitis Obliterans9 drugs (3 approved, 6 experimental)
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.