Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Associated with an Arteritis

Abstract
A case of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with a generalized arteritis, which was most marked in the coronary arteries, is described. The possible relationship of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis to the connective tissue disorders, to autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland, and to Riedel''s struma, idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis, and sclerosing cholangitis is discussed.