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Buerger's disease laboratory findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with Buerger’s disease. Lab testing is done to exclude other vasculitides, such as lupus, scleroderma and mixed connective tissue disease.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
- There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with Buerger’s disease.
- Laboratory testing is performed to exclude other pathologies, and include:[1][2][3]
- Acute phase reactants that indicate an active inflammatory process:
- Immunologic panel to rule out autoimmune disease:
- To rule out hypercoagulability:
- Toxicology screen
- Others
References
References
- ↑ Olin JW (September 2000). “Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease)”. N. Engl. J. Med. 343 (12): 864–9. doi:10.1056/NEJM200009213431207. PMID 10995867.
- ↑ Maslowski L, McBane R, Alexewicz P, Wysokinski WE (2002). “Antiphospholipid antibodies in thromboangiitis obliterans”. Vasc Med. 7 (4): 259–64. doi:10.1191/1358863x02vm452oa. PMID 12710840.
- ↑ Piazza G, Creager MA (April 2010). “Thromboangiitis obliterans”. Circulation. 121 (16): 1858–61. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.942383. PMC 2880529. PMID 20421527.
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