Buerger's disease

Buerger's disease: Introduction

Buerger's disease: Buergers's disease is a recurring inflammation and thrombosis (clotting) of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Buerger's disease is available below.

Symptoms of Buerger's disease

• Intermittent leg pains
• Leg numbness
• Leg tingling
• Leg burning
• Leg paresthesias
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 29 symptoms of Buerger's disease

Buerger's disease: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Buerger's disease:

• Leg blood clots (see Leg symptoms)
• Blocked leg arteries
• Finger ulcers
• Toe ulcers (see Toe symptoms)
• Toe gangrene
• Foot gangrene
• Increased incidence of heart attack
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Buerger's disease

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Less Common Symptoms of Buerger's disease

• Raynaud phenomenon
• Osteoporosis of phalanges
• Osteomyelitis of phalanges
• more symptoms...»

Read more about symptoms of Buerger's disease

Wrongly Diagnosed with Buerger's disease?

• Misdiagnosis of Buerger's disease
• Failure to diagnose Buerger's disease
• Undiagnosed: Buerger's disease

Causes of Buerger's disease

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Treatments for Buerger's disease

• Quit smoking - this is the most important issue; most cases occur in smokers.
• Low cholesterol diet
• Low salt diet
• Physical exercise
• Control weight
• more treatments...»

See full list of 10 treatments for Buerger's disease

News Archives for Buerger's disease

Medical news articles related to Buerger's disease include:

• Hispanics Receive Fewer Surgeries for Vascular Disease
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Buerger's disease

Medical research articles related to Buerger's disease include:

• What are the potential causes of foot numbness, spreading to both legs?
• Thrombangiitis obliterans
• Buerger's disease
• Histopathology Blood vessels - Buergers disease
• Smoking
• Superficial Thrombophlebitis (Diagnosis)
• Buerger Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans) (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Patient Surveys for Buerger's disease

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Reseach about Buerger's disease

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Buerger's disease: Broader Related Topics

• Blood vessel conditions
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Types of Buerger's disease

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User Interactive Forums

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• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Buerger's disease:

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Buerger's disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet