International Heart Journal
Online ISSN : 1349-3299
Print ISSN : 1349-2365
ISSN-L : 1349-2365
Case Reports
Two Female Nonsmoker Buerger's Disease Cases With Anticardiolipin Autoantibodies and a Poor Prognosis
Gulumser HeperSedat KoseOzkan AkkocBasri AmasyaliAyhan Kilic
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2005 Volume 46 Issue 3 Pages 563-569

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Abstract
We present two female nonsmoker Buerger's disease cases with anticardiolipin autoantibodies and a poor prognosis. One was a 64-year-old female who has had multiple lower and upper extremity amputations, while the other was a 32-year-old female with extremity and visceral artery involvement. Since both were positive for anticardiolipin antibodies, we speculate that Buerger's disease is an autoimmune disorder.
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