Intermittent claudicationI73.97

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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angina cruris; Angiosclerotic paroxysmal myasthenia; Charcott Syndrome; Intermittent limping; intermittently hipping; Limping intermittent; myasthenia paroxysmalis angiosclerotica; Shop window disease

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Intermittent walking disorder caused by functional or organic vascular changes, accompanied by hypoxemia of the leg muscles. The result is pain in the corresponding muscle groups after varying degrees of walking performance, which disappears within minutes after stopping. Relative claudication distance = walking distance at which pain begins. Absolute claudication distance = walking distance that forces you to stop.

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It is typical of intermittent claudication that many patients with circulatory disorders of this kind do not want to attract attention and use the pain-related forced breaks to look at shop windows "alibiably", hence the name "shop window disease" for this circulatory disorder.

The most common reason for claudication is the occlusion of the femoral artery.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer