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Lehriche syndrome is characterized by presence of aerial insufficiency in

A
Aoo- iliac aery
B
Superficial femoral aery
C
Temporal aery
D
Brachial aery
High-Yield Explanation
Answer- A. Aoo- iliac aeryBrought on by walkingNot present on taking the first step (unlike osteoahritis)Relieved by standing stillThe pain of claudication is usually felt in the calf because the superficial femoral aery is the most commonly affected.Aooiliac disease (30 per cent of cases) may cause thigh or buttock claudication.Buttock claudication in association with sexual impotence resulting from aerial insufficiency is eponymously called Leriche's syndrome. It is very rare.

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