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Case Reports
. 1980 Oct;56(660):730-3.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.56.660.730.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis and scleroderma

M A Mansell, R W Watts
Case Reports

Retroperitoneal fibrosis and scleroderma

M A Mansell et al. Postgrad Med J. 1980 Oct.

Abstract

The association of retroperitoneal fibrosis and systemic sclerosis is reported from a patient positive for the HLA-B27 antigen. This appears to be the first report of such an association. Pathological features common to the 2 syndromes are discussed and the literature is reviewed.

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