Multiple organ manifestations in thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). A case report.
Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) occurs almost exclusively in young male smokers. Its involvement of the small and medium-sized arteries and veins leads to ischemic complaints and/or changes in the extremities. The possibility of organ involvement is a matter of controversy. The authors report a case of TAO with multiple organ involvement, including myocardial, splenic, and cerebral infarctions; pulmonary embolisms; and probable intestinal ischemia during a twenty-three-year course.
Harten
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2nd Medical Clinic, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Müller-Huelsbeck
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Regensburger
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Loeffler
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D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012907:Smoking; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000150:complications; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome