Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis occurring with 1-year lapse in identical twins.
We report monozygotic female twins who developed acute tubulointerstitial nephritis, with identical histological features and similar clinical symptoms, 1 year apart. Both patients presented with acute renal failure; only one developed bilateral uveitis after the onset of the nephritis.
Gianviti
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Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Greco
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M
Barsotti
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P
Rizzoni
G
G
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000473:pathology; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology
D011241:Prednisone