Retroperitoneal fibrosis history and symptoms
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Overview
Overview
History
History
Common Symptoms
Common Symptoms
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)
Less Common Symptoms
Less Common Symptoms
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