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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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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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? |
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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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Nikolaos Kougkas Nestor Avgoustidis Eleftheria-Kleio Dermitzaki Harikleia Gakiopoulou Kostas Stylianou George Bertsias |
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Nikolaos Kougkas Nestor Avgoustidis Eleftheria-Kleio Dermitzaki Harikleia Gakiopoulou Kostas Stylianou George Bertsias |
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Nikolaos Kougkas |
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Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not? |
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Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not? |
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Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not? |
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Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not? |
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Bilateral Recurrent Uveitis in a Young Patient with Family History of Spondyloarthritis: Spondyloarthritis or Not? |
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bilateral recurrent uveitis in a young patient with family history of spondyloarthritis: spondyloarthritis or not? |
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PCO Convin S.A. |
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