Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not?

We present the case of a young man with a strong family history of SpA, who was referred to the Rheumatology Clinic due to bilateral uveitis refractory to treatment with corticosteroids. The patient’s renal function gradually deteriorated and a subsequent biopsy was positive for interstitial nephrit...

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Autores principales: Nikolaos Kougkas, Nestor Avgoustidis, Eleftheria-Kleio Dermitzaki, Harikleia Gakiopoulou, Kostas Stylianou, George Bertsias
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dcd4579a74254b769279ff64d0cd6dd52021-11-08T08:28:47ZBilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not?2529-198X10.31138/mjr.32.3.273https://doaj.org/article/dcd4579a74254b769279ff64d0cd6dd52021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.mjrheum.org/assets/files/792/file326_1366.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2529-198XWe present the case of a young man with a strong family history of SpA, who was referred to the Rheumatology Clinic due to bilateral uveitis refractory to treatment with corticosteroids. The patient’s renal function gradually deteriorated and a subsequent biopsy was positive for interstitial nephritis. After excluding all other systemic diseases, the diagnosis of TINU syndrome was confirmed. Although rare, TINU syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of non-infective uveitis especially in the presence of urinalysis abnormalities.Nikolaos KougkasNestor AvgoustidisEleftheria-Kleio DermitzakiHarikleia GakiopoulouKostas StylianouGeorge BertsiasPCO Convin S.A.articleuveitistubulointerstitial nephritisspondyloarthritistinuDiseases of the musculoskeletal systemRC925-935ENMediterranean Journal of Rheumatology, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 273-275 (2021)
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topic uveitis
tubulointerstitial nephritis
spondyloarthritis
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Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
RC925-935
spellingShingle uveitis
tubulointerstitial nephritis
spondyloarthritis
tinu
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
RC925-935
Nikolaos Kougkas
Nestor Avgoustidis
Eleftheria-Kleio Dermitzaki
Harikleia Gakiopoulou
Kostas Stylianou
George Bertsias
Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not?
description We present the case of a young man with a strong family history of SpA, who was referred to the Rheumatology Clinic due to bilateral uveitis refractory to treatment with corticosteroids. The patient’s renal function gradually deteriorated and a subsequent biopsy was positive for interstitial nephritis. After excluding all other systemic diseases, the diagnosis of TINU syndrome was confirmed. Although rare, TINU syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of non-infective uveitis especially in the presence of urinalysis abnormalities.
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author Nikolaos Kougkas
Nestor Avgoustidis
Eleftheria-Kleio Dermitzaki
Harikleia Gakiopoulou
Kostas Stylianou
George Bertsias
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Nestor Avgoustidis
Eleftheria-Kleio Dermitzaki
Harikleia Gakiopoulou
Kostas Stylianou
George Bertsias
author_sort Nikolaos Kougkas
title Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not?
title_short Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not?
title_full Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not?
title_fullStr Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not?
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not?
title_sort bilateral recurrent uveitis in a young patient with family history of spondyloarthritis: spondyloarthritis or not?
publisher PCO Convin S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/dcd4579a74254b769279ff64d0cd6dd5
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