Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis occurring with 1-year lapse in identical twins

Pediatr Nephrol. 1994 Aug;8(4):427-30. doi: 10.1007/BF00856521.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy
  • Diseases in Twins*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Tubules / pathology
  • Nephritis, Interstitial / drug therapy
  • Nephritis, Interstitial / genetics*
  • Nephritis, Interstitial / pathology
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Twins, Monozygotic*
  • Uveitis / etiology

Substances

  • Prednisone