Recurrent nodular scleritis preceding an adult TINU syndrome.

PURPOSE

To describe the occurrence of nodular scleritis in a patient developing tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome.

DESIGN

Observational case report.

METHOD

The case notes of a 57-year-old female presenting with recurrent nodular scleritis, who later developed interstitial nephritis with bilateral uveitis, were reviewed.

RESULTS

Common and established causes of scleritis were not present in an adult who developed the TINU syndrome a decade later.

CONCLUSIONS

Although scleritis has not been reported as a tubulointerstitial nephritis-associated ocular inflammation, it may be part of the possible spectrum of ocular inflammation occurring as part of the TINU syndrome.