Buerger's disease
Prevention
Those with a history of Raynaud's disease or thromboangiitis obliterans should avoid all tobacco use.
References
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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Review Date: 11/05/2010
Reviewed By: Ariel D. Teitel, MD, MBA, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, St.
Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY. Review provided by Verimed
Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
