1/17. Schizophrenic-like symptoms in a patient with thrombo-angiitis obliterans (Winiwarter-Buerger's disease).In this article a case of schizophrenic-like symptoms in a patient with thrombo-angiitis obliterans (TAO) is presented. His CT and MRI findings indicated a diffuse ischemia in the white matter, suggestive of TAO, not of focal lesions. The patient, except for age, did not have other risk factors for other cerebrovascular diseases. Psychotic symptoms may be the result of cerebral TAO, via deep and periventricular white matter lesions.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/17. Thrombus in the main pulmonary artery of a patient with thromboangiitis obliterans: observation by transthoracic echocardiography.We describe a 45-year-old man with thromboangiitis obliterans. He had a large immobile wall-adherent thrombus located in the main pulmonary artery, which was detected by transthoracic echocardiography. The pulmonary arterial involvement in this patient may suggest that thromboangiitis obliterans is a generalized vascular disease. We conclude that pulmonary artery should be thoroughly examined for thrombi in thromboangiitis obliterans patients who present with signs and symptoms of right heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography should be the initial mode of examination in these patients.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/17. Beyond peripheral arteries in Buerger's disease: angiographic considerations in thromboangiitis obliterans.thromboangiitis obliterans is an inflammatory peripheral vascular disease that is strongly associated with smoking. It predominantly affects distal small- and medium-sized blood vessels of both the upper and lower extremities. We present histological evidence of this disease process affecting the internal mammary arteries. This can be of paramount clinical significance for patients with Buerger's disease who present with obstructive coronary artery disease and require coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG). Internal mammary arteries involved with thromboangiitis obliterans cannot be utilized as arterial conduits during CABG and other alternatives have to be used. Therefore, we recommend preoperative angiography of both internal mammary arteries in patients with Buerger's disease requiring CABG to prevent extensive intraoperative dissection of diseased internal mammary arteries.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/17. Inflammatory joint disease and severe ischemia of the extremities revealing thromboangiitis obliterans in a female.thromboangiitis obliterans (or Buerger disease) is a rare vascular disease that selectively affects young males who are inveterate smokers. We report a case in a young female smoker who presented with recurrent episodes of polyarthralgia and distal extremity ischemia. The initial diagnosis was connective tissue disease, and the correct diagnosis was established only 7 years after symptom onset. Joint manifestations are common in thromboangiitis obliterans and usually antedate the diagnosis, which should be considered in patients with superficial venous thrombosis, upper limb ischemia, or Raynaud's phenomenon. This is true even in females, as shown by the case described here.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/17. A 22-year-old woman with lower limb arteriopathy. Buerger's disease, or methamphetamine- or cannabis-induced arteritis?This case report describes a 22-year-old woman with severe arterial ischemia leading to claudication and ulceration of the feet, presumably due to long-term abuse of amphetamine derivates, such as "speed" or "ecstasy," and cannabis. Known causes for peripheral occlusive disease, such as atherosclerosis, vasculitis, or collagen vascular disease, were excluded. Laboratory test results did not show evidence of risk factors for thromboembolic diseases. Conventional angiography and magnetic resonance-angiography showed occlusions of medium- and small-sized arteries of both calves and feet. In the past, vasculitis-like arteriopathy was attributed to the abuse of amphetamines as well as of cannabis. However, amphetamines have been reported to be associated with necrotizing vasculitis mainly of cerebral arteries. Therefore, the abuse of methamphetamine or "ecstasy" also appears to play a role in the development of peripheral arterial occlusions and seems to have broad similarities with Buerger's disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/17. Intestinal ischemia as a single manifestation of thromboangiitis obliterans--a case report.thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is an inflammatory, nonocclusive, and nonatherosclerotic vascular disease. It commonly affects arteries, veins, and surrounding neural elements and is directly related to smoking. Although distal vessels of lower and upper extremities are the most commonly involved, other vessels such as intestinal arteries can be rarely affected. The authors describe a 41-year-old white male smoker who presented with abdominal pain for 3 months and developed an acute bowel ischemia. He underwent urgent surgery, and segmental enterectomy was performed. Histopathologic findings were suggestive of TAO, showing typical involvement of small-sized veins and arteries with intact internal elastic lamina, preserved media, a local nonspecific inflammatory reaction, with new and older arterial and venous thromboses associated. Although mesenteric arteries are seldom injured by TAO, this diagnosis must be considered when the usual causes of intestinal ischemia are ruled out. In this case, even without any other clinical symptoms of TAO, this rare diagnosis could be made.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/17. A case of thromboangiitis obliterans affecting coronary, pulmonary, and splenic vessels. Is thromboangiitis obliterans a generalized vascular disease?We describe a 53 year old man who died following his 3rd myocardial infarction. Before death there were scintigraphic signs of infarctions in the lung and spleen. Postmortem examination revealed an occlussive vascular disease in coronary, pulmonary, and splenic vessels. The histological findings were consistent with thromboangiitis obliterans. We suggest that thromboangiitis obliterans probably is a generalized vascular disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/17. thromboangiitis obliterans with eosinophilia (Buerger's disease) of the temporal arteries.thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is a nonatherosclerotic, inflammatory, occlusive vascular disease occurring almost exclusively in young male smokers. It involves principally medium sized and small arteries and veins of the lower and upper extremities, and only rarely the visceral and cerebral blood vessels. Buerger's disease of the temporal arteries, unassociated with the involvement of blood vessels of either the upper or lower extremities has not been previously reported. Three such cases, clinically mimicking the classic (giant cell) temporal arteritis of the elderly, are described. This unusual arterial lesion also bears some resemblance to subcutaneous angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (Kimura's disease).- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/17. thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) in a saphenous vein arterial graft.thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is an uncommon variety of occlusive peripheral vascular disease, occurring predominantly in young male tobacco smokers. The vascular lesion in the acute stage of thromboangiitis obliterans is distinctive and affects both the arteries and veins. Described here is an unusual case of thromboangiitis obliterans occurring in a saphenous vein used for coronary artery bypass graft in a middle-aged man who, against advice, had continued to smoke after the myocardial revascularization surgery. To the author's knowledge, thromboangiitis obliterans in arterial vein graft has not been reported previously.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/17. thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) in an elderly man after cessation of cigarette smoking--a case report.thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is an occlusive vascular disease that occurs almost exclusively in young male tobacco users. A unique case is documented here in which Buerger's disease affecting the upper limbs was diagnosed in a sixty-two-year-old man who was a cigarette smoker but had stopped smoking fifteen years earlier.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = vascular disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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