Sclerosing cholangitis associated with multifocal fibrosis: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The association of sclerosing cholangitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and Riedel's thyroiditis has been reported twice before, and on both occasions the authors successfully used steroids to control the fibrotic process. A further case of fibrosis with this triad of organ involvement in which a combination of surgery and steroid treatment has arrested disease progression is described. This suggests an inappropriate immune response in this type of fibrotic overlap syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Cholangitis, Sclerosing
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
- Thyroiditis