Subclinical Choroidal Inflammation Revealed by Indocyanine Green Angiography in Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome

PURPOSE: To describe subclinical chorioretinal lesions revealed by indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and their evolution under systemic treatment in tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) patients.

METHODS: Retrospective case series of three patients with TINU syndrome. Choroidal and retinal involvement were assessed by fluorescein angiography (FA) and ICGA.

RESULTS: Three patients were analyzed. FA demonstrated hot disc, associated in two cases with retinal vascular leakage, and ICGA revealed subclinical chorioretinal dots in all three cases. Given the presence of posterior uveitis and deterioration of kidney function, asystemic treatment by oral methylprednisolone was started. Persistence of retinal and choroidal inflammations under systemic corticosteroids required association with immunosuppressive agent to control the disease activity.

CONCLUSION: Multimodal imaging and more precisely ICGA is useful to assess subclinical choroidal inflammation and monitor treatment response in TINU syndrome. Immunosuppression needs to be revised and adapted when uveitis and/or kidney function are unresponsive to systemic steroids.

ABBREVIATIONS: TINU: tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis; TIN: tubulointerstitial nephritis; ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme; RF: rheumatoid factor; Uβ2M: urinary β-2microglobulin; AMPPE: acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy; FA: fluorescein angiography; ICGA: indocyanine green angiography; CT: computed tomography.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Ocular immunology and inflammation - 30(2022), 5 vom: 31. Juli, Seite 1190-1198

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Scifo, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Willermain, François [VerfasserIn]
Postelmans, Laurence [VerfasserIn]
Pozdzik, Agnieszka [VerfasserIn]
Lolin Sekelj, Ksenija [VerfasserIn]
Zampieri, Monalisa [VerfasserIn]
de Jong, Casper [VerfasserIn]
Makhoul, Dorine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9009-79-4
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Angiotensins
IX6J1063HV
Immunosuppression
Immunosuppressive Agents
Indocyanine Green
Inflammation
Journal Article
Methylprednisolone
Rheumatoid Factor
Tubulointerstitial nephritis
Uveitis
X4W7ZR7023

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Date Completed 14.09.2023

Date Revised 14.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/09273948.2020.1869267

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327385030