Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in a patient with a single functioning kidney.
- Author:
Byung Sun KIM
1
;
Woong Ki LEE
;
Hye Mi CHOI
;
Choong Sil SEONG
;
Hyeuk Soo LEE
;
Jeong Gwan KIM
;
Min Woo KIM
;
Kwang Young LEE
;
In O SUN
Author Information
1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. inogood@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Corticosteroid;
Hashimoto's thyroiditis;
Intraureteral stent;
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
- MeSH:
Aorta, Abdominal;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Catheters;
Humans;
Kidney*;
Rare Diseases;
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis*;
Stents;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroiditis*;
Ureter
- From:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
2013;32(4):183-185
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of fibroinflammatory tissue around the abdominal aorta and ureteral entrapment in most cases. Idiopathic RPF is frequently reported in association with autoimmune diseases; however, there have been few reports of idiopathic RPF associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Here, we report a case of idiopathic RPF with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in a patient with a single functioning kidney, which was successfully treated by corticosteroid therapy and transient intraureteral stent insertion with a double-J catheter.
