Abstract
Two patients are presented in whom extensive investigations were carried out to determine the cause of a raised serum alkaline phosphatase. Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis was diagnosed in both cases and the serum alkaline phosphatase returned to normal following treatment with corticosteroids and coincident with resolution of the patients' symptoms.
| Original language | Undefined |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 239-241 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Postgraduate medical journal |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 749 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 |
Keywords
- alkaline phosphatase
- prednisolone
- prednisone, case report
- female
- human
- male
- oral drug administration
- retroperitoneal fibrosis, Alkaline Phosphatase
- Biological Markers
- Case Report
- Human
- Male
- Middle Age
- Prednisone
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis