title: [TINU syndrome and lymphoid interstitial alveolitis: a new observation].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  TINU syndrome is a rare entity known Dobrin disease, combining uveitis mostly bilateral and recurrent with acute tubulo interstitial nephritis (AIN) occurring in young adults. The etiology and pathogenesis of this syndrome remain unknown.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report a new case of TINU syndrome and to discuss its etiopathogenesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This 33 year old women is hospitalized for exploration of acute renal failure, in a context of deterioration of general condition, associated with a unilateral anterior uveitis. The bronchoalveolar lavage showed lymphoid interstitial alveolitis with CD4 and the renal biopsy found lesions characteristic of AIN. Evolution under corticoïd treatment was favorable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lymphoid interstitial alveolitis associated with TINU syndrome has been reported only twice before. The discovery of a TINU syndrome must practice bronchoalveolar lavage in search of sub clinical pulmonary involvement.
authors.affiliation: Universite Tunis, El Manar, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Naziha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khammassi
authors.forename: Dorsaf
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mohsen
authors.forename: Mondher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ounissi
authors.forename: Mohamed Nejib
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Tougourti
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamza
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications