International Journal of Academic Health and Medical Research (IJAHMR)   Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 20-22 Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis: Case Report with Review of the Literature Download PDF Farid Aassouani , Charifi yahya , Nizar Bouardi , Meryem Haloua , Badreeddine Alami, Meriem Boubbou , Mustapha Maaroufi , Moulay Youssef Alaoui Lamrani , Badreddine alami Abstract: Background: Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a subtype of chronic periaortitis (CP). CP is a rare disorder characterized by the presence of a fibro-inflammatory mass usually surrounding the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries. Case Presentation: We report the case of A 45-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital because of abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss. And the diagnosis of retroperitoneal fibrosis was made by CT. Conclusion: The clinical picture of idiopathic RPF is characterized by abdominal, back, or lumbar pain, usually associated with constitutional symptoms such as fever and weight loss, imaging findings can confirm the diagnosis.