title: Tubulo-interstitial nephritis-uveitis (TINU)-syndrome with posterior uveitis.
abstract: A case of TINU-syndrome with complications in the posterior segment is reported. A 15-year old boy presented, eight months after an acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis, a bilateral anterior uveitis, followed by an unilateral posterior uveitis with papillitis. The treatment with oral and topical corticosteroids was successful.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Antwerp.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waeben
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boven
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: D'Heer
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tassignon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones