Buerger’s-Disease definition
Buerger’s disease or Thromboangiitis obliterans(TAO) is a very rare disease that affects blood vessels in the body, most commonly affected in the arms and legs. It characteristically affects small and medium-sized arteries as well as veins of both extremities (upper and lower).
Causes of buerger’s disease
The exact cause is still known however tobacco use is strongly linked to buerger’s disease development. Researchers believe that chemicals in tobacco may cause or irritate the lining of the blood vessels, causing them to swell.
Tobacco use
Chemicals in tobacco may cause (irritate) blood vessel linings, causing them to swell, inflame and narrow.
Genetics
Sometimes it’s genetic too, Some people may have genes that make them more likely to get Buerger’s disease.
Autoimmune disorders
Some researchers believe that Buerger’s disease may be an autoimmune disorder.
Trauma
For most of the patients, Trauma to the hands and feet may contribute to the disorder.
Buerger’s Symptoms
1) Recurring weight loss
2) Continue abdomen pain
3) Pale, red, or blue-tinted hands or feet.
4) Cold hands or feet.
5) Sores or ulcers on the hands or feet.
6) Severe pain in hands or feet.
7) Pain in lower arms or legs.
Other Symptoms
- Pain in the hands, and feet and development of sores or lesions that do not heal.
- If Buerger’s disease is left untreated, gangrene (tissue death) can occur.
- Intermittent leg and hand pain.
- Hand and Leg numbness.
- Hand and Leg tingling.
- Hand and Leg burning.
- Hand and Leg paresthesias.
Incidence of Buerger’s disease
Buerger’s disease is more common in men than women and young adults and has seen more in people from the Middle East, Asia, the Mediterranean, and Eastern. Europe There’s no cure for Buerger’s disease, but quitting tobacco use can help prevent it from getting worse.
Buerger’s Disease Treatment:
There is no specific cure for Buerger’s disease, but there are treatments that can help manage symptoms and prevent the disease from worsening. Treatments include:
Avoiding cold temperatures on a regular basis.
Applying warmth and covering
Gentle exercises for daily purposes
Drinking fluids and maintaining hydration
Staying active avoids laziness.
Compress your arms and legs intermittently.
Stimulating your spinal cord with therapies.
Clinical Features
- Cramping of calf muscles.
- Pain in arms, hands, legs, fingers or toes.
- Pale, red, or blue hands or feet.
- Cold hands or feet.
- Numbness or tingling in limbs.
- Skin ulcers or wounds that don’t heal especially on extremities.
Diagnostic Criteria
- Smoking history.
- Onset before the age of 50 years.
- Infra popliteal arterial occlusions.
- Either upper limb involvement or phlebitis migrans.
- Absence of atherosclerotic risk factors other than smoking.
General Management
- Advice to stop smoking.
- Gentle massage and warmth to increase circulation.
- Avoiding cold temperatures that reduce peripheral circulation.
- Avoid sitting or standing in one position for a long period.
- Avoid tight or restrictive clothing.
Homeopathic Management
- If the patient has claudication pain if the generals are varied due to the pain and if the complication like the ulcer is increased along with increased suffering of the patient then can go for acute totality.
- Then can go with constitutional totality for the complete cure (asymptomatic) with the help of similima.
Homeopathic Therapeutics
- SECALE CORNUTUM – suited to Cold, dry hands and feet of excessive smokers with feelings of fuzziness in fingers. Trembling staggering gait. Fingers and feet bluish, numb, violent cramps. Icy coldness of extremities, tingling of toes, dry gangrene, formication under the skin.
- PLUMBUM METALLICUM – Especially for those who suffer from cold hands and feet. Stinging and tearing in limbs also twitching and tingling, numbness, pain or tremor.
- ARNICA – Skin black and blue, itching burning eruption. Deathly coldness of forearm. Thrombosis.
- ARSENICUM ALBUM – Arsenic in Burning, restlessness, and tingling of extremities.
- CACTUS – Cactus for Tingling icy cold hands, pain in fingers, or swollen feet.
- CROTALUS HORRIDUS – This medicine is useful for Hands that feel numb, start trembling, or become swollen.
- LACHESIS – In Lachesis Toes feel broken, feet feel sweaty, or have trembling or prickling of hands.
1) What is the best result treatment for Buerger’s disease?
While you can take medicines for your buerger’s disease symptoms, the best treatment for this disease is to quit smoking. Most people with Buerger’s disease get relief from their symptoms when they stop smoking. Ask your provider to help you quit smoking so you can feel better.
2) Is it possible you get Buerger disease without smoking?
Buerger’s disease occurs with greater frequency in countries that have heavy and regular tobacco use. Although most cases are associated with habitual cigarette smoking, the disorder has also developed in individuals who did not smoke but used smokeless tobacco (e.g., chewing tobacco).
3) How fast does Buerger’s disease progress?
The disease typically begins distally, with symptoms worse in the tips of the toes (and fingers), but it progresses to larger, more proximal vessels over several years. Usually, Buerger’s disease does not cause proximal leg claudication.
4) What are the main 5 criteria for Buerger’s disease?
Our clinical criteria for the diagnosis of Buerger’s disease are:
(1) smoking history;
(2) onset before the age of 50 years;
(3) infra-popliteal arterial occlusions;
(4) either upper limb involvement or phlebitis migrants;
(5) absence of atherosclerotic risk factors other than smoking.
5) What is the laboratory test for Buerger’s disease?
No specific laboratory tests are available which confirm the diagnosis of Buerger disease.
There’s no 1 single test to confirm Buerger’s disease, but a combination of many tests can help a doctor diagnose this disease.
. Blood tests: Rule out other conditions that can cause similar symptoms, such as lupus, diabetes, or all types of blood-clotting disorders.
. Allen test: Checks blood flow in the arteries to both hands.
. Ankle-brachial index (ABI): Assesses blood flow in the arteries to both legs.
In conclusion, Homeo Care Clinic offers a holistic approach to treating Buerger’s disease. The remedies mentioned above can treat the underlying causes of the condition and offer relief from the discomfort. However, it is important to consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner for the correct dosage and duration of treatment. Homeo Care Clinic provides comprehensive care for various ailments and offers customized treatment plans based on individual requirements.
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