Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia liewnc@yahoo.com
  • 2 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Int J Low Extrem Wounds, 2015 Sep;14(3):231-5.
PMID: 26264874 DOI: 10.1177/1534734615599654

Abstract

Buerger's disease or thromboangiitis obliterans causes pain, ulceration, or gangrene in the lower or upper extremity. It is associated with chronic cigarette smoking and is believed to be an immune mediated vasculitis. The pathogenesis is still unknown but recent postulate of its association with odontal bacteria has generated much renewed interest. Despite its recognition more than a century ago, little progress has been made in its treatment. Until the pathogenesis is elucidated, abstinence from cigarette is the only effective therapy.

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