From the Clinic

Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome in an elderly woman The concomitant presentation of tubulointerstitial neph-ritis and uveitis is known as tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome, also known as the Dobrin syn-drome. Since first described in 1975, <300 cases have been reported in the medical literature, most of them in children. Establishing the diagnosis of TINU syndrome may be chal-lenging because concurrent acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) and uveitis manifestations may not occur. This might have led to the under-diagnosis of this syndrome. A 60-year-old was referred to the nephrology clinic because of abnormal kidney functions. During her routine follow-up, she was found to have elevated serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN). One month prior, sh