Chronic periaortitis with antiphospholipid syndrome

Int J Rheum Dis. 2010 Feb 1;13(1):91-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2009.01454.x.

Abstract

Chronic periaortitis (CP) is a rare disease, the common denominator of which is a retroperitoneal periaortic fibroinflammatory tissue that frequently obstructs neighboring structures. CP has already been reported in association with various autoimmune disorders, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome. The association with autoimmune disorders suggests that CP is a manifestation of a systemic autoimmune process. We describe the first case of antiphospholipid syndrome in a patient with CP.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications*
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / immunology
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phlebography
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / complications*
  • Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / drug therapy
  • Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / immunology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Heparin
  • Prednisolone
  • Aspirin