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THROMBOANGITIS OBLITERANS(Buerger's Disease)This is a rare disorder where the veins and nerves in the legs and sometimes in the arms become severely inflamed. Narrowing the arteries and blocking off the blood supply to the fingers and toes. This eventually causes gangrene (a part of the body that has lost its vitality and in turn causes the effected part to decay). If gangrene does develop, the sufferer will usually nave the affected limb, toe or finger amputated. It is a disease that mainly occurs in heavy smoking men who are under 45 years old most of whom have a history of phlebitis (inflammation of the walls of a vein, which may lead to a formation of a clot). In the cold weather, sufferers feel pain in the hands and feet...(more)Beneficial Treatments...(more)
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