ISSN:
1435-5922
Keywords:
Key words: primary biliary cirrhosis
;
idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis
;
anticentromere antibody
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract: Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are distinct clinical disorders which rarely occur in the same patient. We report a 79-year-old man with the coexistence of both conditions. The patient had antibodies to both centromere and mitochondria, as indicated by indirect immunofluorescence. Diagnoses of IRF and PBC were confirmed histologically. Although the association between IRF and PBC is obscure, IRF may be involved in many autoimmune diseases associated with PBC.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s005350070067
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