Buerger’s and fried fingertips: a case of progressive buerger’s disease from secondhand smoke

  • Authors

    • Paul Muna Aguon Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix
    • Farmin Samareh-Jahani University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
    • Abhishek Kumar Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix
    • Laura Hamant University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
    • Ruth Franks Snedecor Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix
    2018-01-18
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v6i1.8839
  • Buerger’s disease, Inflammatory disease, Ischemia, Secondhand smoke, Thromboangiitis obliterans

  • Abstract

    We present a case of a 51-year-old Caucasian male with thromboangiitis obliterans who previously underwent multiple amputations and presented with poor wound healing post-amputation. Despite cessation of tobacco use, patient’s condition and wounds continued to worsen. After extensive and repeated history taking, it was discovered that his wife continued to be a heavy tobacco user and patient consistently had secondhand smoke exposure. This report describes an atypical presentation of progressive thromboangiitis obliterans as a result of secondhand smoke.

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    Muna Aguon, P., Samareh-Jahani, F., Kumar, A., Hamant, L., & Franks Snedecor, R. (2018). Buerger’s and fried fingertips: a case of progressive buerger’s disease from secondhand smoke. International Journal of Medicine, 6(1), 4-5. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v6i1.8839

    Received date: 2017-12-11

    Accepted date: 2018-01-08

    Published date: 2018-01-18