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1East Tennessee State University, James Quillen College of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, 2 Professional Park, Suite 15, Johnson City, TN 37604, USA. ismail@etsu.edu
Abstract:
Buerger disease is characterized by progressive distal extremity ischemia in persons with recent tobacco consumption. Typically, affected persons are young men. There have been case reports of Buerger disease in older men. Almost all of the reported cases were characterized with progressive, severe disease requiring amputation. We report a case of an older man with features of Buerger disease without significant proximal progression despite active smoking. Arteriographic and pathologic studies confirmed the diagnosis.
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