A Case of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis

Hahn, Hye-Won; Ha, Il-Soo; Yoo, Young-Seok; Cheong, Hae-Il; Choi, Yong

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol > Volume 4(2); 2000 > Article

J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol 2000;4(2): 166-169.

Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis (TINU) 1례

한혜원, 하일수, 유영석, 정해일, 최용

¹서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
²서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
³서울대학교 의과대학 안과학교실
⁴서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
⁵서울대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실

A Case of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis

Hye-Won Hahn, Il-Soo Ha, Young-Seok Yoo, Hae-Il (NULL) Cheong, Yong Choi

¹Department of Pediatrics Seoul National University, College of Medicine
²Department of Pediatrics Seoul National University, College of Medicine
³Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine
⁴Department of Pediatrics Seoul National University, College of Medicine
⁵Department of Pediatrics Seoul National University, College of Medicine

ABSTRACT

Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) is a rare syndrome of unknown etiology involving the kidney and the eye. This is the first case report of TINU in Korea. The diagnosis of TINU was confirmed in a 15-year-old girl on the basis of pathologically proven tubulointerstital nephritis and bilateral uveitis. Although the renal symptoms disappeared spontaneously, uveitis showed only partial response to topical steroid treatment and persisted for more than 11 months. TINU should be included in the differential diagnosis of tubulointerstitial nephritis of unknown etiology.

Key words: Tubulointerstitial nephritis | Uveitis | TINU