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Doença de Buerger

Evidence last reviewed: 26 Mar 2026
Topic last updated: 10 Feb 2026

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
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Other diagnostic factors

  • parestesias/sensação de frio/cianose no membro ou dedo
  • ulceração/gangrena
  • claudicação
  • dor em repouso
  • tromboflebite superficial
  • membro ou dedo frio
  • membro ou dedo pálido
  • ausência de pulsos distais
  • teste de Allen positivo
  • artrite
  • duração de até 2 semanas dos sintomas articulares
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Risk factors

  • tabagismo
  • idade <40 anos
  • região de origem: sudeste do Mediterrâneo, Oriente Médio e Extremo Oriente
  • sexo masculino
  • infecção periodontal
  • haplótipos do antígeno leucocitário humano (HLA)
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • glicose sanguínea
  • ureia
  • creatinina sérica
  • hemograma completo com diferencial
  • coagulograma
  • rastreamento para trombofilia
  • proteína C-reativa
  • velocidade de hemossedimentação (VHS)
  • Doppler arterial
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Tests to consider

  • anticorpo antinuclear
  • fator reumatoide
  • anticorpo anticitoplasma de neutrófilo (ANCA)
  • níveis do complemento
  • anticorpo anticentrômero
  • anticorpos antitopoisomerase I (Scl-70)
  • ecocardiograma
  • duplex arterial
  • angiografia digital por subtração
  • Angiotomografia
  • angiografia por ressonância magnética
  • biópsia tecidual
  • anticorpos anticardiolipina
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Emerging tests

  • teste genético

Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

isquemia crítica

ONGOING

isquemia não crítica

Contributors

Authors

Matthew J. Metcalfe, MD, FRCS, FEBVS, FHEA
Matthew J. Metcalfe

Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Lister Hospital

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Hertfordshire and West Essex Vascular Network

Hertfordshire

UK

Disclosures

MJM declares that he has no competing interests.

Alun H. Davies, MA, DM, FRCS, FHEA
Alun H. Davies

Professor of Vascular Surgery and Honorary Consultant Surgeon

Department of Vascular Surgery

Faculty of Medicine

Imperial College of Medicine

Charing Cross Hospital

London

UK

Disclosures

AHD declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD, FASA

Department of Vascular Surgery

Red Cross Hospital

Athens

Greece

Disclosures

KIP declares that he has no competing interests.

Maureen K. Sheehan, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Vascular Surgery

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

TX

Disclosures

MKS declares that she has no competing interests.

Peter F. Lawrence, MD

Chief of Vascular Surgery

Director

Gonda Vascular Center

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Los Angeles

CA

Disclosures

PFL declares that he has no competing interests.

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References

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Key articles

Le Joncour A, Soudet S, Dupont A, et al. Long-term outcome and prognostic factors of complications in thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease): a multicenter study of 224 patients. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Dec 4;7(23):e010677.Full text  Abstract

Olin JW, Young JR, Graor RA, et al. The changing clinical spectrum of thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). Circulation. 1990 Nov;82(5 suppl):IV3-8. Abstract

Ohta T, Ishioashi H, Hosaka M, et al. Clinical and social consequences of Buerger disease. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Jan;39(1):176-80. Abstract

Cacione DG, Macedo CR, do Carmo Novaes F, et al. Pharmacological treatment for Buerger's disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 May 4;5:CD011033.Full text  Abstract

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