BURGER'S DISEASE-REVIEW ARTICLE

MSC NURSING

TAO is an inflammatory vascular pathology affecting small- and medium-sized arteries and veins leading to vessel occlusions by the formation of a mononuclear cell-rich thrombus Its etiology is still unknown, but it is inseparably linked to tobacco use. Due to an undulating clinical course, normal vessel segments and different stages of lesions (acute to chronic types) might be found together in the same patient. Patients with Buerger’s disease usually present with acute ischemic or infectious acral lesions (ulcers, gangrenes, subungual infections, phlegmonous) and/or thrombophlebitic nodules. Skin discolorations such as Raynaud’s phenomenon, acrocyanosis, or livedo-like pictures are often seen. Rarely, a nonerosive arthritis might precede ischemia for months or years

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