Buerger’s disease is not associated with:
High-Yield Explanation
Buerger’s disease (Thromboangitis obliterans)
Occlusive disease of small and medium sized arteries
Thrombophlebitis of superficial or deep veins
Raynaud syndrome
Affects males (<30yrs)
Angiography sometimes shown a characteristic ‘corrugation’ of the femoral arteries as well as the distal arterial occlusions and helps to distinguish the condition from aggressive atheroma of early onset.