Buerger's disease laboratory findings
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with Buerger's disease. Lab testing is done to exclude other vasculitides, such as lupus, scleroderma and mixed connective tissue disease.
Laboratory Findings
- There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with Buerger's disease.
- Laboratory testing is performed to exclude other pathologies, and include:[1][2][3]
- Acute phase reactants that indicate an active inflammatory process:
- Immunologic panel to rule out autoimmune disease:
- To rule out hypercoagulability:
- Toxicology screen
- Others
References
- ↑ Olin JW (September 2000). "Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)". N. Engl. J. Med. 343 (12): 864–9. doi:10.1056/NEJM200009213431207. PMID 10995867.
- ↑ Maslowski L, McBane R, Alexewicz P, Wysokinski WE (2002). "Antiphospholipid antibodies in thromboangiitis obliterans". Vasc Med. 7 (4): 259–64. doi:10.1191/1358863x02vm452oa. PMID 12710840.
- ↑ Piazza G, Creager MA (April 2010). "Thromboangiitis obliterans". Circulation. 121 (16): 1858–61. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.942383. PMC 2880529. PMID 20421527.