Thromboangiitis Obliterans
"Thromboangiitis Obliterans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A non-atherosclerotic, inflammatory thrombotic disease that commonly involves small and medium-sized arteries or veins in the extremities. It is characterized by occlusive THROMBOSIS and FIBROSIS in the vascular wall leading to digital and limb ISCHEMIA and ulcerations. Thromboangiitis obliterans is highly associated with tobacco smoking.
| Descriptor ID |
D013919
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.137.870 C14.907.940.905
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| Concept/Terms |
Thromboangiitis Obliterans- Thromboangiitis Obliterans
- Buerger's Disease
- Buergers Disease
- Disease, Buerger's
- Thromboangitis Obliterans
- Buerger Disease
- Disease, Buerger
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