Buerger's disease in women. A case report with critical approach to the literature.
The Authors describe a case of arteritis of the lower limbs in a woman, in which the clinico-angiographical features were suggestive for Buerger's disease, and this was confirmed by histological examination of the left posterior tibial artery. A bilateral lumbar sympathectomy was effective at least in slowing the course of the disease.
D000328:Adult; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy