Leriche syndrome

Q: What is Leriche syndrome?

Answer: Leriche syndrome is described seven decades ago as a part of bedside clinical exam of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). It is the triad of 

• claudication
• absent or diminished femoral pulses
• erectile dysfunction

Despite the availability of angiograms and other radiological modalities, bedside exams continue to be the first line of diagnostic evaluation in PAD.

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References:

1. Leriche R, Morel A. The Syndrome of Thrombotic Obliteration of the Aortic Bifurcation. Ann Surg 1948; 127:193.

2. Frederick M, Newman J, Kohlwes J. Leriche syndrome. J Gen Intern Med 2010; 25:1102.