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'''Thromboangiitis obliterans''', abbreviated '''TAO''', is a rare [[vascular disease]] characterized by recurrent thrombosis. It primarily afflicts young smokers and is also known as '''Buerger disease'''. | '''Thromboangiitis obliterans''', abbreviated '''TAO''', is a rare [[vascular disease]] characterized by recurrent thrombosis. It primarily afflicts young smokers and is also known as '''Buerger disease'''. | ||
It should '''not''' be confused with '''Berger disease''' ([[IgA nephropathy]]). | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||