Fibromuscular dysplasia in a middle-aged transgender man: The role of hormones in disease pathogenesis.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
; 9: 2050313X211025922, 2021.
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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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2021
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