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ArticleBMJ case reports2025

Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome: an unexpected diagnosis.

Richard Farnan, Sean Leavey, John Stokes, Rob Casey

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4 authors.

Richard FarnanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland farnanr@tcd.ie.
Sean LeaveyDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland.
John StokesUniversity Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland.
Rob CaseyDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland.

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Abstract

A male in his 50s presented to the renal department with a diagnostic challenge of an unexplained kidney injury. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and oral anticoagulation augmented the risk for a renal biopsy. This, along with relatively static estimates of glomerular filtration rate combined to delay renal biopsy and definitive renal diagnosis by 6 months. The late emergence of symptomatic bilateral anterior uveitis consolidated the diagnosis of tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome but it also highlighted a lack of systemic early screening for ocular disease in the renal clinic. When faced with a diagnostic challenge, clinicians are more likely to find clinical conditions they are actually looking for. Increased awareness of TINU, earlier screening for ocular symptoms at presentation and/or examination for asymptomatic uveitis when a diagnosis of tubulointerstitial nephritis is being considered is recommended. Furthermore, early screening in cases of bilateral anterior uveitis for existing kidney issues should be pursued.

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Nephritis, InterstitialUveitisUveitis, AnteriorAntiphospholipid SyndromeBiopsyDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedAnterior chamberIrisOphthalmology

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PMID41386977
PMCPMC12712788

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