Fibromuscular dysplasia in a middle-aged transgender man: The role of hormones in disease pathogenesis
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...
Main Authors: | Heather L Wheat, Ben P Alencherry, Teresa L Carman, Mehdi H Shishehbor, Heather L Gornik |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-06-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211025922 |
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