Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis in multifocal fibrosclerosis. 1976

S Meijer, and H F Hoitsma, and R Scholtmeijer

A case of rare combination of retroperitoneal fibrosis and Riedel's thyroiditis is presented. The term multifocal fibrosclerosis is used in the literature to denote such combination and others which include idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, mediastinal fibrosis, sclerosing cholangitis, invasive (Riedel's) thyroiditis and pseudotumor of the orbit.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008477 Mediastinal Diseases Disorders of the mediastinum, general or unspecified. Disease, Mediastinal,Diseases, Mediastinal,Mediastinal Disease
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012185 Retroperitoneal Fibrosis A slowly progressive condition of unknown etiology, characterized by deposition of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal space compressing the ureters, great vessels, bile duct, and other structures. When associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm, it may be called chronic periaortitis or inflammatory perianeurysmal fibrosis. Ormond Disease,Perianeurysmal Fibrosis, Inflammatory,Periaortitis, Chronic,Fibrosis, Inflammatory Perianeurysmal,Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal Inflammatory,Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis,Inflammatory Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal,Inflammatory Perianeurysmal Fibrosis,Ormond's Disease,Perianeurysmal Inflammatory Fibrosis,Chronic Periaortitides,Chronic Periaortitis,Disease, Ormond,Disease, Ormond's,Fibroses, Retroperitoneal,Fibrosis, Retroperitoneal,Periaortitides, Chronic,Retroperitoneal Fibroses
D012598 Sclerosis A pathological process consisting of hardening or fibrosis of an anatomical structure, often a vessel or a nerve. Scleroses
D013966 Thyroiditis Inflammatory diseases of the THYROID GLAND. Thyroiditis can be classified into acute (THYROIDITIS, SUPPURATIVE), subacute (granulomatous and lymphocytic), chronic fibrous (Riedel's), chronic lymphocytic (HASHIMOTO DISEASE), transient (POSTPARTUM THYROIDITIS), and other AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS subtypes. Thyroiditides

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