Obliterating endarteritis
(Redirected from Obliterative endarteritis)
| Obliterating endarteritis | |
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| Other names | Obliterating arteritis |
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| Obliterating endarteritis of the arteries of the brain, causing destruction and deformation | |
| Causes | it occurs with chronic inflammation and it is a specific character of chronic inflammation |
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] a late side effect of radiation therapy treatments,[4] tuberculosis meningitis or a syphilis infection.[5]
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