Patient's question:
What is idiopathic acute interstitial nephritis? Is this type of nephritis more difficult to treat than other diseases? If the treatment is not effective, why is a kidney transplant necessary? As long as the kidneys are relatively healthy, can anyone donate a kidney to the patient? Is the surgery less expensive?Doctor's answer:
The etiology of idiopathic acute tubulointerstitial nephritis is sometimes associated with Chlamydia infection, which may be accompanied by uveitis in the "kidney-eye syndrome." The main clinical manifestation of this disease is acute tubulointerstitial nephritis. However, rash and eosinophilia are not commonly present in the blood. Renal biopsy pathology reveals interstitial infiltration of lymphocytes, plasma eosinophils, mesangial immunoglobulin deposition, and granular IgE and C3 deposition in the tubules. Based on these characteristics, the disease can be diagnosed.