Thromboangiitis Obliterans (TAO): A non-atherosclerotic inflammatory disease causing thrombosis and recanalisation in small and medium-sized vessels, strongly linked to tobacco use.

Total and adhesive platelet counts were made on normal individuals and on patients with myocardial infarction, thromboangiitis obliterans, and other peripheral vascular diseases. Tests were made in ...

Findings are consistent with thromboangiitis obliterans. Further questioning of our patient revealed that he smokes cannabis. Episodes of superficial thrombophlebitis were particularly frequent and ...

TOPLINE: In patients discharged after hospitalization for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, cigarette smoking is associated with a significantly increased risk for readmission for ...

Many young adults in the United States attempt to quit the use of electronic nicotine products through various methods, with social support being the most common.

The disease, post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PIBO), inflames and scars her airways, requiring supplemental oxygen. A GoFundMe campaign has been established to help the family with travel ...

The disease, post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PIBO), inflames and scars her airways, requiring supplemental oxygen. A GoFundMe campaign has been established to help the family with travel ...

'Popcorn lung' is the informal name for a serious disease called bronchiolitis obliterans, which causes damage to the small airways in the lungs. This can cause inflammation and scar tissue to build ...

Infectious disease specialist Camille Kotton, MD, clinical director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Transplant Infectious Disease and Immunocompromised Host Program, discussed novel vaccines and ...

"Although bronchiolitis obliterans is sometimes called ‘popcorn lung’, it can be caused by a number of different things," according to Cancer Research UK. "For example, if the lungs are ...

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome remains a leading cause of long-term graft failure following lung transplantation (LuTx), often triggered by infections that compromise airway immunity. As IgA plays ...