Open AccessBuergers Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans): A Diagnostic Challenge-A Rare Case Report
Author(s) -
Armane Wadud,
Syed Dawood Md Taimur,
Christopher Kabir,
Siba Pada Roy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
birdem medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2305-3720
pISSN - 2305-3712
DOI - 10.3329/birdem.v5i1.28372
Subject(s) - medicine , buerger's disease , claudication , second toe , disease , surgery , intermittent claudication , avulsion , arterial disease , vascular disease
Buergers disease or Thromboangiitis obliterans is a segmental inflammatory disease that affects the vessels and nerves of the extremities. It usually affects men below 45 years old and correlates with tobacco, as a predisposing factor. A young adolescent boy of 18 yrs, smoker, nonalcoholic, nondiabetic was presented with the complaints of progressive aching pain (Claudication pain) during walking in both legs which relives by taking rest for last 3 years and also suffering from long standing non healing ulcer in the right great toe and second toe following traumatic nail avulsionBirdem Med J 2015; 5(1): 37-41