The Tinu Syndrome or the Sjögren Syndrome?
Authors: Elisabeth Vidal, A.M. Rogues, J.C. Aldigier
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1992)

Letters1 January 1992The Tinu Syndrome or the Sjögren Syndrome?Elisabeth Vidal, MD, A.M. Rogues, MD, J.C. Aldigier, MDElisabeth Vidal, MDSearch for more papers by this author, A.M. Rogues, MDSearch for more papers by this author, J.C. Aldigier, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-116-1-93_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editors: We report a case of acute interstitial nephritis with renal failure and anterior uveitis that fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for the Tinu syndrome and for the Sjögren syndrome and raised the question: should the Tinu syndrome be considered as a separate entity?A 45-year-old white woman complained of arthralgia, spasmodic cough, moderate dyspnea, xerostomia, and loss of taste. She had fever, weakness, weight loss, and bilateral anterior uveitis. A tuberculin test result was negative. Laboratory indexes of acute inflammation were positive (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, 70 mm/h; fibrinogen, 4.15 g/L; immunoglobulin level, 1700 mg/100 mL). Acute interstitial nephritis...References1. GafterBen-BasatZevinKomlosSavirLevi UMDLHJ. Anterior uveitis, a presenting symptom in acute interstitial nephritis. Nephron. 1986;42:249-51. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. GentricHervéCledesPennecLeroyGuiseriwSimon AJJYJJP. Syndrome sec avec insuffisance rénale sévère. Rev Med Int. 1986;7:485-9. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ShiojiFuruyamaOnoderaSaitoItoSasaki RTSHHY. Sjögren's syndrome and renal tubular acidosis. Am J Med. 1970;48:456-63. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. El MallakhBryanMasiKellyRakowski RRACK. Long term low dose glucocorticoid therapy associated with remission of overt renal tubular acidosis in Sjögren's syndrome. Amer J Med. 1985;79:509-15. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DobrinVernierFish SRA. Acute eosinophilic interstitial nephritis and renal failure with bone marrow lymph node granulomas and anterior uveitis. A new syndrome. Am J Med. 1975;59:325-33. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire 87042 Limoges Cedex France PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome: a systematic reviewTubulointerstitial Nephritis Due to Autoimmune DiseasesAcute Kidney Injury Relevant to Tubulointerstitial Nephritis with Late-Onset Uveitis Superimposed by Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAcute and Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis of Rheumatic CausesThe Syndrome of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis With Uveitis (TINU)Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis (TINU) Syndrome in a 52-Year-Old Female: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureTubulointerstitial Nephritis With Uveitis (TINU): A Syndrome Rheumatologists Should RecognizeEnfermedad tubulointersticial: concepto, clasificación, etiopatogenia. Formas agudas: manifestaciones clínicas, criterios diagnósticos y tratamientoTubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome in Southern SpainThe Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis SyndromeTubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome: recognizing the importance of an uncommon diseaseHyperthyroidism: A Novel Feature of the Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis SyndromeAcute tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyAnterior Uveitis 1 January 1992Volume 116, Issue 1Page: 93-93KeywordsFeversFibrinogenInflammationNephritisRenal failureResearch laboratoriesTasteTuberculin testsUveitisWeight loss ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1992 PDF downloadLoading ...