TY - JOUR T1 - Clinical manifestations of Burger's disease and its related factors in Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, 2000-01 TT - بررسی علایم بالینی مبتلایان به برگر و عوامل مرتبط به آن در مراجعین به بیمارستان طالقانی، سال های 80-1379 JF - KAUMS JO - KAUMS VL - 6 IS - 2 UR - http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-322-en.html Y1 - 2002 SP - 75 EP - 79 KW - Burgers disease KW - Clinical manifestations N2 - Background: Burger's disease has various presentations. During the present study we have determined the clinical manifestations of Burger's disease in a group of patients referring to Taleghani hospital in 2000-01. Materials and Methods: It was a descriptive study. Diagnosis was confirmed in accordance with clinical manifestations and angiography. Patients’ clinical signs and symptoms as well as other demographic data were recorded.Results: 42 patients with definite diagnosis of Burger's disease and the mean age of 35.9±2 years were included. All were male and smoker. 71% had addiction and 54.8% had previous history of smoking for more than 10-20 years. Poor health status was reported in 69%. Clinical manifestations were: Resting pain (81%), ischemic ulcer, intermittent claudication, thrombophlebitis and upper limb’s pain.Conclusion: Our patients’ clinical signs and symptoms have differed with reports of western societies. Poor socioeconomic and health status are the major risk factors. Further studies are highly recommended. M3 ER -