Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Overview
Arteriosclerosis obliterans is an occlusive arterial disease most prominently affecting the abdominal aorta and the small- and medium-sized arteries of the lower extremities, which may lead to absent dorsalis pedis, posterior tibial, and/or popliteal artery pulses.[1]:842
It is characterized by fibrosis of the tunica intima and calcification of the tunica media.
References
References
- ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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