Vascular Disease USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 35 year old man presents with painful fingertip ulcers and episodic color changes of his hands. He has smoked two packs of cigarettes daily since age 16. Distal pulses are diminished. Angiography shows segmental thrombosing inflammation of small and medium sized vessels. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- ARaynaud phenomenon
- BTakayasu arteritis
- CPolyarteritis nodosa
- DThromboangiitis obliteransCorrect answer
- EGiant cell arteritis
- FKawasaki disease
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