Patient's question:
I am 46 years old. Recently, I noticed that my fingers and toes have reappeared with redness and purplish discoloration, accompanied by symptoms of numbness, cold pain, and now there is some pus formation. I looked it up and it said it's thromboangiitis. Is it true?Doctor's answer:
If thrombotic arteritis reoccurs, it is mainly due to the recurrence of arteriosclerosis in the blood vessels, leading to the formation of plaques and subsequently causing tissue stenosis, brain edema, and other symptoms. In some cases, it is also caused by vascular inflammation resulting from rheumatic, rheumatoid, or autoimmune diseases. Therefore, in the current situation, it is important to pay attention to and adjust accordingly, and treatment with medications to stabilize blood vessel supply can be administered.