The Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada and SAPHO Syndrome: An Unusual Association

Vogt-koyanagi-harada Syndrome

CASE PRESENTATION A 20 year old Asian male was referred with the complaint of decreased vision in both eyes for a year. His past medical and surgical histories were unremarkable. His family history revealed thyroid disease in his mother. Review of systems were remarkable for alopecia and headache at the time when his eye problems began. The first eye exam from his referring ophthalmologist reve...

Vogt Koyanagi Harada syndrome.

An 11-year-old female girl presented to us with fever of 3 months duration. Additionally she had vitiligo for two years and deafness and alopecia for the last 3 months. Two years ago, the patient had an episode of pain, watering and congestion of both eyes (suggestive of nontraumatic uveitis) for 2 weeks. She responded to therapy in the form of eye drops and oral medication (Ayurvedic medicine)...

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome

97 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is generally a rare multisystemic autoimmune disorder involving with pigmented structures, such as the eye, meninges, inner ear and skin. The syndrome typically presents as an episode of bilateral panuveitis after prodromal symptoms similar to aseptic meningitis. Auditory disturbances include tinnitus, hearing loss and vertigo. We report the case of a 74-year-ol...

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and Crohn’s disease: an exceptional association

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH) is a rare, multisystem disease of melanocyte-containing organs. It is characterized by diffuse, granulomatous inflammation involving various organs. It has been reported to occur in association with other autoimmune disorders. We report the case of a female patient who was diagnosed with VKH at the age of 4 years and who was treated with corticosteroids until ...

Unusual case of vitiligo reversal in Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome