Buerger's disease. A case report and review of the literature.
A case of thrombo-angiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) in a 30-year-old man is reported. Irremediable gangrene necessitated amputation of both legs, and distal amputation of the fingers and thumb of the right hand.
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012907:Smoking; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery