Which statement best describes thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger disease)?
A)Inflammatory disorder of small- and medium-size arteries in the feet and sometimes in the hands
B)Vasospastic disorder of the small arteries and arterioles of the fingers and, less commonly, of the toes
C)Autoimmune disorder of the large arteries and veins of the upper and lower extremities
D)Neoplastic disorder of the lining of the arteries and veins of the upper extremities

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Buerger disease is an inflammatory disease of the peripheral arteries. Inflammation, thrombus formation, and vasospasm can eventually occlude and obliterate portions of small- and medium-size arteries. The digital, tibial, and plantar arteries of the feet and the digital, palmar, and ulnar arteries of the hands are typically affected. Vasospasm in the small arteries and arterioles of the fingers and occasionally the toes describes Raynaud disease. It does not involve larger arteries and veins and it is not a neoplastic disease.

Which Statement Best Describes Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger Disease)