title: Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger disease).
abstract: Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger disease) is an occlusive, nonatherosclerotic, inflammatory vasculitis that causes ischemia in small and medium vessels. Most commonly, Buerger disease is diagnosed in 40- to 45-year-old men with a heavy smoking history. Our case exemplifies the most common presentation, diagnosis, and treatment in a 53-year-old male smoker who presents with arm pain and dusky cool fingers. A Buerger diagnosis requires exclusion of autoimmune, diabetic, and embolic causes. The only recognized treatment for this disease is smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1858 W Grandview Blvd, Erie, PA 16509, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seebald
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, WCA hospital, Jamestown, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lyndon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gritters
keywords: Buerger disease; Digital subtraction angiography; Thromboangiitis obliterans