PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | retroperitoneal fibrosis |
| Phenotype | C0021053|immune disease |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 21286351 | The frequent association of retroperitoneal fibrosis with autoimmune diseases (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, autoimmune thyroid diseases) and fibrosis of additional organs (e.g., sclerosing cholangitis, orbital pseudotumor, riedel’s thyroiditis) suggest the systemic mechanism of the disease. |
| PubMedID- 21168884 | Urologists should be mindful of the role of smoking role as a risk factor, complications arising from vascular and large bowel obstructions, and the possible association of retroperitoneal fibrosis with autoimmune disease. |
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