Endarteritis

Obliterating endarteritis

Obliterating endarteritis

Medical condition

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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    "Medical Definition of ENDARTERITIS". www.merriam-webster.com.
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    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.
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    Cooper, Jeffrey S.; Hanley, Mary E.; Hendriksen, Stephen; Robins, Marc (August 30, 2022). "Hyperbaric Treatment of Delayed Radiation Injury". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PMID 29261879. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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    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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