Henoch-Schonlein purpura and retroperitoneal fibrosis

Abstract

The patient had Henoch-Schoenlein purpura and retroperitoneal fibrosis. The common features of these disorders are a possible autoimmune etiology. In this patient, the Henoch-Schoenlein purpura and retroperitoneal fibrosis may have been initiated by the same stimulus or by different stimuli. An upper respiratory tract infection may be a common initial factor, but another common and unknown initial factor may also be responsible, or the occurrence of retroperitoneal fibrosis may have been provoked by the D-aminobenzylpenicillin used during the disease. Local segmental glomerulonephritis which occurred in this case, may be due to Henoch-Schoenlein purpura or may be due to immune complex glomerulonephritis in the course of retroperitoneal fibrosis.