Two female nonsmoker Buerger's disease cases with anticardiolipin autoantibodies and a poor prognosis
International Heart Journal, cilt.46, sa.3, ss.563-569, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Doi Numarası: 10.1536/ihj.46.563
- Dergi Adı: International Heart Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.563-569
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Buerger's disease, anticardiolipin autoantibodies, thromboangiitis obliterans
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
We present two female nonsmoker Buerger's disease cases with anticardiolipin autoantibodies and a poor prognosis. One was a 64-year-old female who has had multiple lower and upper extremity amputations, while the other was a 32-year-old female with extremity and visceral artery involvement. Since both were positive for anticardiolipin antibodies, we speculate that Buerger's disease is an autoimmune disorder. Copyright © 2005 by the International Heart Journal Association.