Diagnosaurus
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)
DDx
- Limb ischemia due to emboli or atherosclerosis
- Autoimmune: Raynaud’s disease, polyarteritis nodosa, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Takayasu’s arteritis
- Rare: ergotamine intoxication, cannabis arteritis, hypothenar hammer (jackhammer) syndrome
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114125/all/Thromboangiitis_obliterans__Buerger's_disease_.
Zeiger RFR. Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114125/all/Thromboangiitis_obliterans__Buerger's_disease_. Accessed July 23, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114125/all/Thromboangiitis_obliterans__Buerger's_disease_
Zeiger RFR. Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 July 23]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114125/all/Thromboangiitis_obliterans__Buerger's_disease_.
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