title: Primary biliary cirrhosis and idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: a rare association.
abstract: Primary biliary cirrhosis has rarely been reported to be associated with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. We describe the case of a 57-year-old man who was confirmed to have both conditions, reflecting the likely autoimmune aetiopathogenesis common to both disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maidstone Hospitasl, Maidstone, Kent, UK. k.tang@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kwok H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Powell-Jackson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis