Obliterating endarteritis

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] tuberculosis meningitis or a syphilis infection.[4]

Obliterating endarteritis
Other namesObliterating arteritis
Obliterating endarteritis of the arteries of the brain, causing destruction and deformation

References
  1. "Medical Definition of ENDARTERITIS". www.merriam-webster.com.
  2. "obliterating endarteritis - definition of obliterating endarteritis in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia".
  3. Ghosh, Amit K. (2008). Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review: Eighth Edition (Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review). Informa Healthcare. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-4200-8478-8.
  4. Song SH, Jang I, Kim BS, et al. (October 2005). "A case of primary syphilis in the rectum". J. Korean Med. Sci. 20 (5): 886–7. doi:10.3346/jkms.2005.20.5.886. PMC 2779291. PMID 16224168.
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