- Burger Disease (thrombongitis obliterans disease)
It is a rare disease that occurs in the legs in 90% of cases, although it progresses with occlusion of medium and small diameter vessels in the arms and legs. It is a disease. It is seen in young men who smoke under the age of 30
Wounds and gangrene may be observed on the tips of the hands and feet
migratory thrombophlebitis in patients with venous pathology >(vein inflammation) attacks ( Thrombophlebitis Migrans ) are typical
Tobacco use is a very important factor in the progression of the disease.
Diagnosis is made by clinical examination and It can be detected by MRI/CT Angiography
Treatment; Prohibition of smoking, protection of hands and feet from trauma,
(vasodilator) medications, surgical or chemical sympathetic blockade
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