The Female Buerger's Disease Patient

The Surgery Professor was taking class of under-graduate MBBS students on peripheral vascular diseases (diseases of the blood vessels/ supply to the limbs).

He started explaining about Buerger’s disease, a type of blood vessels disease. The professor told the class that Buerger’s disease is almost exclusively seen in young chronic male smokers. It is extremely rare to see any female suffering from this disease.

The class was curious to know the reason for same as smoking though uncommon is not extremely rare in females.

The professor explained that it may be related to some genetic or hormonal factor but exact reason in not known. He then continued his lecture on the other aspects of this disease.

When the professor came to treatment part, he told the class that raising the heel of the foot wear of the patient is helpful in providing relief in pain in calf region in these patients. Raising the heel decreases the work of the calf muscles, thus alleviating the pain in calf region.

Suddenly Dr. Dev (fictional name) exclaimed, ‘Sir, now I know the reason for females not suffering from Buerger’s disease. They already wear foot wear with high heels.’

(Based on true incident)
— ND

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