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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.
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- Buerger Disease
- Buerger's Disease
- Thromboangitis Obliterans
- Buergers Disease
- Disease, Buerger
- Disease, Buerger's
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- National Library of Medicine. Thromboangiitis Obliterans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013919. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013919
- Thromboangiitis Obliterans. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thromboangiitis_obliterans
- Thromboangiitis Obliterans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q746001