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Pregnancy complicated with Buerger's disease
Author(s) -
Kikuchi N.,
Kanai M.,
Kita N.,
Mitsuhashi Y.,
Konishi I.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.03.020
Subject(s) - buerger's disease , medicine , pregnancy , disease , thrombophlebitis , superficial thrombophlebitis , surgery , thrombosis , genetics , biology
Buerger's disease is an inflammatory occlusive vascular disorder involving small‐ and medium‐sized arteries in the distal extremities and is usually complicated with thrombophlebitis. Since Buerger's disease develops most frequently in men who smoke, pregnancy complicated with this disease is extremely rare. Only three pregnancies have been reported previously. All cases indicate that Buerger's disease worsens during pregnancy. However, anti‐coagulant therapy appeared to be effective in this case. Accordingly, careful observation is mandatory in pregnancies complicated with Buerger's disease.