n :  THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS
 
Buer•ger, Leo (1879-1943), American pathologist. In 1908 Buerger published an article on thromboangiitis obliterans. He presented the first clear description of this disease and distinguished it from endarteritis obliterans.
 
   
 
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