Rama Krishna Y1, Amar D. N2, Aravind Naik3, Sathyamurthy Aithal4
ABSTRACT:
INTRODUCTION: Thrombo-angiitis obliterans is distributed throughout the world. Smoking is an important aetiological factor in the pathogenesis of this disease. Patients with the disease are usually male smokers and between 20 and 40 years old. Patiently most commonly seek medial case for symptoms related to ischemia of distal.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: For the present study, a group of 50 cases of thrombo-angiitis obliterans admitted to the surgical wards of, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mukka, Mangalore, during the study period of August 2012 to August 2014. Fifty patients of thrombo-angiitis obliterans were selected randomly and studied in detail. Male patients who were in the age group of 25 to 45 years were included.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: All the patients were males. Youngest patient in this series was 25 years and oldest being 45 years at the time of onset of the disease. Most of them were belonging to lower socio-economic status. Majority of them were unskilled and semi-skilled workers. All of them belonged to moderate to heavy smokers.
