title: Sclerosing cholangitis associated with multifocal fibrosis: a case report.
abstract: The association of sclerosing cholangitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and Riedel's thyroiditis has been reported twice before, and on both occasions the authors successfully used steroids to control the fibrotic process. A further case of fibrosis with this triad of organ involvement in which a combination of surgery and steroid treatment has arrested disease progression is described. This suggests an inappropriate immune response in this type of fibrotic overlap syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Laitt
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Hubscher
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Buckels
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Darby
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone