Obliterating endarteritis is severe proliferating endarteritis (inflammation of the
intima
The tunica intima (New Latin "inner coat"), or intima for short, is the innermost tunica (layer) of an artery or vein. It is made up of one layer of endothelial cells and is supported by an internal elastic lamina. The endothelial cells are in ...
or inner lining of an artery) that results in an occlusion of the
lumen of the artery. Obliterating endarteritis can occur due to a variety of medical conditions such as a complication of
radiation poisoning, tuberculosis meningitis or a
syphilis
Syphilis () is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium ''Treponema pallidum'' subspecies ''pallidum''. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, an ...
infection.
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Vascular diseases