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Tromboangeítis obliterante - Overview

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Enfermedad de Buerger

Definición:

Es una rara enfermedad por la cual los vasos sanguíneos de las manos y los pies resultan obstruidos.

Causas:

La tromboangeítis obliterante (enfermedad de Buerger) es causada por vasculitis (inflamación de los vasos sanguíneos).

Los vasos sanguíneos de las manos y de los pies se afectan especialmente, estrechándose o resultando completamente bloqueados. La edad promedio cuando los síntomas comienzan es alrededor de los 35 años. Las mujeres y los adultos mayores resultan afectados con menor frecuencia.

La tromboangeítis obliterante afecta casi siempre a los hombres entre 20 y 40 años de edad que tienen antecedentes de fumar o mascar tabaco en forma excesiva. Sólo 1 de cada 10 pacientes es una mujer.

La afección también puede estar relacionada con antecedentes de la enfermedad de Raynaud.

Este trastorno es muy poco común en los niños, pero se puede presentar en aquéllos con enfermedades autoinmunitarias.

  • Reviewed last on: 3/18/2011
  • A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, and David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by Ariel D. Teitel, MD, MBA, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY. Review provided by Verimed Healthcare Network (11/5/2010).

Referencias

Olin JW. Other peripheral arterial diseases. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 80.

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