Description

A patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis may present with a number of clinical or laboratory findings.


 

General clinical findings:

(1) pain in the abdomen, flank and/or back

(2) low-grade fever

(3) anorexia and weight loss

(4) fatigue

(5) constipation

(6) nausea

(7) myalgias

 

Lymphovascular findings:

(1) deep vein thrombosis

(2) claudication

(3) leg edema

(4) intestinal ischemia

 

Genitourinary findings:

(1) oliguria or polyuria

(2) dysuria

(3) hematuria

(4) in males: varicocele, hydrocele, and/or testicular pain

 

Laboratory findings:

(1) elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

(2) elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)

(3) elevated BUN and creatinine

(4) mild to moderate anemia

(5) positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and/or other autoimmune markers

 


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