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Pregnancy complicated with Buerger's disease
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. kk-nori@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Buerger's disease is an inflammatory occlusive vascular disorder involving small- and medium-sized arteries in the distal extremities and is usually complicated with thrombophlebitis. Since Buerger's disease develops most frequently in men who smoke, pregnancy complicated with this disease is extremely rare. Only three pregnancies have been reported previously. All cases indicate that Buerger's disease worsens during pregnancy. However, anti-coagulant therapy appeared to be effective in this case. Accordingly, careful observation is mandatory in pregnancies complicated with Buerger's disease.
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