Arteriosclerosis obliterans

Arteriosclerosis obliterans
Abdominal aorta
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Symptomspain, numbness, and fatigue in the muscles on exercise.

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.

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References

  1. ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.