Hida Noriyuki, Ohta Takashi
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
Ann Vasc Dis. 2013;6(3):617-23. doi: 10.3400/avd.oa.13-00012. Epub 2013 Aug 12.
THE PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF JAPANESE PATIENTS WITH BUERGER DISEASE (THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS: TAO) were analyzed based on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) database in 2009. A total of 129 new patients and 3639 patients in follow-up were selected according to the clinical criteria of TAO. The current number of patients with TAO in Japan is estimated at about 4000. The clinical course is relatively favorable, and the rates of limb morbidity and mortality were not completely discouraging.
基于2009年厚生劳动省（MHLW）数据库，对日本血栓闭塞性脉管炎（TAO）患者的患病率和临床特征进行了分析。根据TAO的临床标准，共选取了129例新患者和3639例随访患者。据估计，日本目前TAO患者数量约为4000人。临床病程相对良好，肢体发病和死亡率并非完全令人沮丧。
