Wheat HL, Alencherry BP, Carman TL, Shishehbor MH, Gornik HL. Fibromuscular dysplasia in a middle-aged transgender man: The role of hormones in disease pathogenesis.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep 2021;
9:2050313X211025922. [PMID:
34178356 PMCID:
PMC8207260 DOI:
10.1177/2050313x211025922]
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Abstract
Fibromuscular dysplasia is an uncommon non-inflammatory arteriopathy. Hormonal factors are believed to play a role in disease pathogenesis given the overwhelming female predominance of this disease. We describe a case of a 56-year-old transgender man on prolonged testosterone therapy diagnosed with renal fibromuscular dysplasia after presenting with hypertensive urgency.
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