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Diseases » Buerger's disease » Glossary

Glossary for Buerger's disease

Amputation: Loss of a limb or extremity from trauma or accident.
Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low density (especially small particle) lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins (HDL). It is commonly referred to as a hardening or furring of the arteries. It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries.
Blood vessel conditions: Conditions that affect the blood vessels
Finger ulcers: The occurrence of skin ulcers on the fingers
Foot pain: Pain affecting one or both feet
Gangrene: Tissue death
Leg numbness: Loss of feeling or sensation
Leg pain: Pain affecting the leg
Leg paresthesia: Leg tingling, prickling, numbness or burning sensations
Leg symptoms: Symptoms affecting the leg
Lupus: Autoimmune disease with numerous effects on various organs and linings.
Polyarteritis nodosa: A serious blood vessel disease where small and medium-sized arteries become swollen and damaged and are unable to adequately supply oxygenated blood to various tissues in the body. The disease can occur in a mild form or a serious, rapidly fatal form.
Raynaud's phenomenon: Blood vessel constriction attacks affecting fingers and/or toes.
Superficial thrombophlebitis: Inflammation of a vein wall
Toe symptoms: Symptoms affecting the toes
Vasculitis: Inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel