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The renal biopsy shows edematous interstitium which was infiltrated with lymphocytes and plasma cells. A) Hematoxylin-eosin staining X200. B) Periodic acid schiff staining X200.
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The edematous interstitium was infiltrated with lymphocytes and plasma cells (Fig. 1).
Serial change of ASLO, urine beta2-microblobulin (U-beta2 MG), uveitis and lymphocyte phenotypes according to clinical course and treatment.
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She was treated with systemic corticosteroids at an initial dose of predonisolone 60 mg/day (1 mg/kg/day), which was gradually tapered (Fig. 2). Fig. 2) Two months later while tapering oral predonisolone, anterior uveitis recurred and urine beta2-MG increased again. However uveitis improved and urine beta2-MG normalized with low dose systemic predonisolone and cyclosporin A (3 mg/kg/day) (Fig. 2).