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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Thromboangiitis Obliterans
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tromboangeítis Obliterante
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tromboangeíte Obliterante
Synonyms
English
:
Buerger Disease
Tree Number:
C14.907.137.870
C14.907.940.905
Definition
English
:
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.
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
14303
Unique Identifier:
D013919
Occurrence in VHL
:
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