Thromboangiitis obliterans
Alternative names:
Buerger's disease
Symptoms:
- pain or tenderness in the hands and feet
- pain in the legs or hands (intermittent claudication)
- often located in the arch of the foot
- increased with activity, decreased with rest
- skin changes or ulcers of the hands or feet
- hand or foot may be pale or red or bluish
- hand or foot may feel cold
Note: Symptoms may worsen with exposure to cold or with emotional stress.
Signs and tests:
The hands or feet may show visible enlarged, red, tender cord-like veins. Pulse may be decreased or absent in the affected extremity.
Blockage of blood vessels in the extremity may show on: Final confirmation of the diagnosis may require biopsy of the blood vessel.
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