Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome following meningitis and systemic lymphadenopathy with persistent Toxoplasma immunoglobulin M: a case report

Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome following meningitis and systemic lymphadenopathy with persistent Toxoplasma immunoglobulin M: a case report

Abstract Background Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome is a rare lymphocyte-related oculorenal inflammatory disease presumed to be associated with drug use and infectious agents. Toxoplasma gondii is one of such pathogens that could exhibit encephalitis, meningitis, and uveitis in imm...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Oya, Hidekazu Futami, Takuya Nakazawa, Kazuyuki Ishijima, Keiko Umemiya, Fumiyoshi Takizawa, Naoki Imai, Hiroshi Kitamura, Ryutaro Matsumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Persistent immunoglobulin M (IgM)
Drug-induced lymphocyte stimulation test (DLST)
Lymphocyte transformation test (LTT)
Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome
Toxoplasma gondii
IgG avidity test
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02909-z

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