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