BUERGER DISEASE

Course overview

BUERGER DISEASE IS A NONATHEROSCLEROTIC, PROGRESSIVE, SEGMENTAL INFLAMMATORY DISEASE AFFECTING THE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ARTERIES OF UPPER AND LOWER LIMBS. IT IS COMMONLY FOUND IN MALES WITH A HISTORY OF SMOKING. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BUERGER DISEASE AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.