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Buerger's disease was first reported by Felix Von Winiwater in 1879 in Germany. <ref>von Winiwarter F: Ueber eine eigenthumliche Form von Endarteriitis und Endophlebitis mit Gangran des Fusses. Arch Klin Chir 1879; 23: 202-26.</ref> | Buerger's disease was first reported by Felix Von Winiwater in 1879 in Germany.<ref>von Winiwarter F: Ueber eine eigenthumliche Form von Endarteriitis und Endophlebitis mit Gangran des Fusses. Arch Klin Chir 1879; 23: 202-26.</ref> | ||
It was described in detail by [[Leo Buerger]] in 1908 in New York,<ref>Buerger L. ''Thrombo-angiitis obliterans: a study of the vascular lesions leading to presenile spontaneous gangrene.'' Am J Med Sci 1908;136:567-80.</ref> who called it presenile spontaneous gangrene after studying amputations in 11 patients. | It was described in detail by [[Leo Buerger]] in 1908 in New York,<ref>Buerger L. ''Thrombo-angiitis obliterans: a study of the vascular lesions leading to presenile spontaneous gangrene.'' Am J Med Sci 1908;136:567-80.</ref> who called it presenile spontaneous gangrene after studying amputations in 11 patients. | ||
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Historical Perspective
Buerger's disease was first reported by Felix Von Winiwater in 1879 in Germany.[1]
It was described in detail by Leo Buerger in 1908 in New York,[2] who called it presenile spontaneous gangrene after studying amputations in 11 patients.