医学
葡萄膜炎
肾脏疾病
皮肤病科
间质性肾炎
肾炎
疾病
鉴别诊断
活检
病理
肾
内科学
免疫学
作者
Milliejoan Mongalo,Victoria Díaz,Andrew Kim,Jean Hou,Khalil Bourji
出处
期刊:Cureus
[Cureus, Inc.]
日期:2024-08-05
摘要
Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome is an uncommon autoimmune disorder that is defined by tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis. It is frequently underdiagnosed or goes unrecognized due to the challenges of accurately diagnosing the syndrome. TINU has mostly been seen among female pediatric patients with primarily bilateral anterior uveitis. However, screening for kidney disease often is overlooked; therefore, it is important for ophthalmologists, nephrologists, and rheumatologists to routinely screen for kidney disease and have TINU as a differential. We present a case of an adult female who had bilateral anterior uveitis for several years and then was found to have advanced chronic kidney disease, showing tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) features on renal biopsy.
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