Mixed connective tissue disease and idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: A rare but important association.

Urol Case Rep

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health Brisbane, PA Hospital, 199 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.

Published: May 2022

Idiopathic Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a fibro-inflammatory disease. In patients with known mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) it has rarely been described. Our case illustrates a unique presentation of RPF in a patient with MCTD. We emphasise possible links between the two disease processes and the high level of clinical suspicion required to make a diagnosis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8801759PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102009DOI Listing

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