[Everything doTERRA] Buerger's disease

Can anyone help me with a conditon called Buergers Disease - one of my downline  has a client suffering with this.  Below is an explanation posted in an earlier post.

A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. 

Thromboangiitis obliterans 

Buerger's disease 

Last reviewed: March 18, 2011. 

Thromboangiitis obliterans is a rare disease in which blood vessels of 

the hands and feet become blocked. 

Causes, incidence, and risk factors 

Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is caused by vasculitis 

(inflammation of the blood vessels). 

The blood vessels of the hands and feet are especially affected. They 

tighten or become totally blocked. The average age when symptoms begin 

is around 35 years. Woman and older adults are affected less often. 

Thromboangiitis obliterans mostly affects men ages 20 to 40 who have a 

history of heavy smoking or chewing tobacco. Only 1 out of 10 patients 

are women. 

The condition may also be related to a history of Raynaud's disease. 

This disorder is very uncommon in children, but it may occur in 

children with autoimmune diseases. 

Symptoms 

Hands or feet may be pale, red, or bluish 

Hands or feet may feel cold 

Pain in the hands and feet 

Acute, severe 

Burning or tingling 

Often occurring at rest 

Pain in the legs, ankles, or feet when walking (intermittent 

claudication) 

Often located in the arch of the foot 

Skin changes or ulcers on hands or feet 

Note: Symptoms may worsen with exposure to cold or with emotional 

stress. Usually, two or more limbs are affected. 

Signs and tests 

The hands or feet may have large, red, tender blood vessels. The pulse 

in the affected hands or feet may be low or missing. 

The following tests may show blockage of blood vessels in the affected 

hands or feet: 

Angiography/arteriography of the extremity 

Doppler ultrasound of the extremity 

Blood tests for other causes of vasculitis and inflammation may be 

done. Rarely, in cases where the diagnosis is unclear, a biopsy of the 

blood vessel is done. 

Treatment 

There is no cure for thromboangiitis obliterans. The goal of treatment 

is to control symptoms. 

The patient must stop using tobacco and should avoid cold temperatures 

and other conditions that reduce circulation to the hands and feet. 

Applying warmth and exercising gently may help increase circulation. 

Cutting the nerves to the area (surgical sympathectomy) may help 

control pain. Aspirin and vasodilators may also used. It may be 

necessary to amputate the hand or foot if infection or widespread 

tissue death occurs. 

Expectations (prognosis) 

Symptoms of thromboangiitis obliterans may disappear if the person 

stops tobacco use. For some, amputation is unavoidable. 

Complications 

Amputation 

Gangrene (tissue death) 

Loss of circulation beyond the affected hand or foot 

Calling your health care provider 

Call your health care provider if: 

You have symptoms of thromboangiitis obliterans 

You have thromboangiitis obliterans and symptoms get worse, even with 

treatment 

You develop new symptoms 

Prevention 

Those with a history of Raynaud's disease or thromboangiitis 

obliterans should avoid all tobacco use

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