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Chronic periaortitis associated with membranous nephropathy: clues to common pathogenetic mechanisms.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Dec 2010
Palmisano A, Corradi D, Carnevali M L, Alberici F, Silini E M, Gatti R, Allegri L, Buzio C, Vaglio A
Abstract excerpt
Chronic periaortitis (CP) is a rare disease hallmarked by the presence of a periaortic retroperitoneal fibro-inflammatory tissue which can often cause obstructive uropathy. CP is isolated in most cases but it may also be associated with other sclerosing inflammatory and immune-mediated diseases. We here present the case of a patient who was initially diagnosed as having CP and subsequently developed membranous...
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