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Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
Published in: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology 1/2009

01-02-2009 | Case Report

Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome caused by the Chinese herb “Goreisan”

Authors: Hisa Suzuki, Katsunobu Yoshioka, Masato Miyano, Isseki Maeda, Keiko Yamagami, Takashi Morikawa, Noriyuki Okada, Yoshio Konishi, Masahito Imanishi

Published in: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of fever and arthralgia. His clinical course and marked ciliary hyperemia led us to suspect tubulointestinal nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome, which was confirmed ophthalmologically and by renal biopsy. Results of a drug-induced lymphocyte-stimulating test were positive for the Chinese herb “Goreisan.” This is the first case in which the use of “Goreisan” was causally related to TINU syndrome.
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Metadata
Title
Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome caused by the Chinese herb “Goreisan”
Authors
Hisa Suzuki
Katsunobu Yoshioka
Masato Miyano
Isseki Maeda
Keiko Yamagami
Takashi Morikawa
Noriyuki Okada
Yoshio Konishi
Masahito Imanishi
Publication date
01-02-2009
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Clinical and Experimental Nephrology / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 1342-1751
Electronic ISSN: 1437-7799
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-008-0069-y

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