Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

CASE REPORT ON VOGT KOYANAGI HARADA SYNDROME

Dr. Anand Jaiswal, Dr. S. B. S Netam, Dr. Sanjiv Kirar

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Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome  (VKHS), initially described as an uveo–meningo–encephalitic syndrome, is a rare systemic granulomatous autoimmune disease that targets melanocyte–rich tissues, such as the eye, inner ear, meninges, skin and hair^.[1]VKHD is often associated with neurologic and cutaneous manifestations, including headache, heå loss, vitiligo and poliosis.This disease is mainly a Th1 lymphocyte mediated aggression to melanocytes after a viral trigger in the presence of HLA–DRB1*0405 allele ^[2]. The absence of ocular trauma or previous intraocular surgery sets VKHD apart from sympathetic ophthalmic, its main differential diagnosis. Clinical diagnosis done by using revised diagnostic criteria Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome proposed by international nomenclature committee. Here presenting a case report of VKHS.

            In our patient all 1–5 criteria present and confirmed by imaging.

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Dr. Anand Jaiswal, Dr. S.B.S Netam, Dr. Sanjiv Kirar, CASE REPORT ON VOGT KOYANAGI HARADA SYNDROME, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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