Retroperitoneal fibrosis history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Early symptoms:

• Dull pain in the abdomen that increases with time
• Pain and change of color in the legs (due to decreased blood flow)
• Swelling of one leg

Later symptoms:

• Decreased urine output
• No urine output (anuria)
• Nausea, vomiting, changes in thinking caused by kidney failure and build-up of toxic chemicals in the blood
• Severe abdominal pain with hemorrhaging (due to death of intestinal tissue)

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