Fibromuscular dysplasia in a middle-aged transgender man: The role of hormones in disease pathogenesis.
Heather L WheatBen P AlencherryTeresa L CarmanMehdi H ShishehborHeather L GornikPublished in: SAGE open medical case reports (2021)
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.