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Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis occurring with 1-year lapse in identical twins

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We report monozygotic female twins who developed acute tubulointerstitial nephritis, with identical histological features and similar clinical symptoms, 1 year apart. Both patients presented with acute renal failure; only one developed bilateral uveitis after the onset of the nephritis.

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  1. Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesu' Children's Hospital, Piazza Sant' Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy

    Alessandra Gianviti, Marcella Greco & Gianfranco Rizzoni

  2. Department of Human Pathobiology, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy

    Paola Barsotti

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Gianviti, A., Greco, M., Barsotti, P. et al. Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis occurring with 1-year lapse in identical twins. Pediatr Nephrol 8, 427–430 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00856521

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