Leriche syndrome

Leriche syndrome
a syndrome caused by obstruction of the terminal aorta, usually occurring in males and characterized by fatigue in the hips, thighs, or calves on exercising, absence of pulsation in the femoral arteries, and impotence, and often pallor and coldness of the lower extremities.

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