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Thromboangiitis obliterans

Synonyms
Buerger disease; Buerger's disease; Inflammatory occlusive peripheral vascular disease; Occlusive peripheral vascular disease
Modes of inheritance
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)

Summary

A rare inflammatory, non-necrotizing, non-atherosclerotic, occlusive vascular disease characterized by thrombosis and recanalization affecting small and medium sized arteries and veins of upper and lower extremities. [from ORDO]

Clinical features

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Imported from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)

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