Obliterating endarteritis explained

Synonym:Obliterating arteritis
Causes:it occurs with chronic inflammation and it is a specific character of chronic inflammation

Obliterating endarteritis is severe proliferating endarteritis (inflammation of the intima or inner lining of an artery)[1] that results in an occlusion of the lumen of the artery.[2] Obliterating endarteritis can occur due to a variety of medical conditions such as a complication of radiation poisoning,[3] a late side effect of radiation therapy treatments,[4] tuberculosis meningitis or a syphilis infection.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medical Definition of ENDARTERITIS. www.merriam-webster.com.
  2. Web site: obliterating endarteritis - definition of obliterating endarteritis in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. .
  3. Book: Ghosh, Amit K. . Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review: Eighth Edition (Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review) . Informa Healthcare . 2008 . 281 . 978-1-4200-8478-8 .
  4. Cooper . Jeffrey S. . Hanley . Mary E. . Hendriksen . Stephen . Robins . Marc . Hyperbaric Treatment of Delayed Radiation Injury . www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov . National Center for Biotechnology Information . 23 July 2023 . August 30, 2022. 29261879 .
  5. Song SH, Jang I, Kim BS, etal . A case of primary syphilis in the rectum . J. Korean Med. Sci. . 20 . 5 . 886–7 . October 2005 . 16224168 . 2779291 . 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.5.886.

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