Claudicatio intermittens

Classification according to ICD-10
I73.9	Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

An intermittent claudication (lat., Dt. "Intermittent claudication ") occurs as a results in various pain states, which temporarily deteriorate in each case, as in

• the peripheral arterial disease (PAD; in the second stage of the disease)
• the abdominal angina ( synonym : claudication abdominal claudication )
• orthopedic diseases or degenerative changes (as intermittent claudication )

The colloquial name " intermittent claudication " can be explained by the fact that those affected suffer pain due to lack of oxygen ( ischemia ) after short physical activity due to circulatory disorders . This pain forces those affected to stop doing the activity. So that the complaints z. If, for example, other people do not notice when shopping, those affected often stand in front of shop windows until the pain subsides.

The phenomenon was first described by Benjamin Collins Brodie .

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