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==How do I know if I have Buerger's disease and what are the symptoms of Buerger's disease?== | ==How do I know if I have Buerger's disease and what are the symptoms of Buerger's disease?== | ||
Patients with Buerger's disease may experience symptoms as the following: | |||
:*[[Pain]] and [[weakness]] in the legs and feet or arms and hands | |||
:*[[Swelling]] in your feet and hands | |||
:*Fingers and toes that turn pale when exposed to cold ([[Raynaud's phenomenon]]) | |||
:*Skin [[ulcer]]s | |||
==Who is at risk for Buerger's disease?== | ==Who is at risk for Buerger's disease?== |
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What is Buerger's disease?
How do I know if I have Buerger's disease and what are the symptoms of Buerger's disease?
Patients with Buerger's disease may experience symptoms as the following:
- Pain and weakness in the legs and feet or arms and hands
- Swelling in your feet and hands
- Fingers and toes that turn pale when exposed to cold (Raynaud's phenomenon)
- Skin ulcers
Who is at risk for Buerger's disease?
- Smoking
- Patients with medical history of Raynaud's disease or autoimmune diseases
- Race: Buerger disease is relatively more common in people of natives of India, Korea, and Japan, and Israeli Jews of Ashkenazi descent.
- Gender: Buerger disease is as 3 times as common in males than in female.
- Age between 20~45 years
How to know you have Buerger's disease?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for Buerger's disease?
Directions to Hospitals Treating Buerger's disease
Prevention of Buerger's disease
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Copyleft Sources
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/buergers-disease/ds00807
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/460027-overview
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000172.htm
http://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk-buerger.pdf