Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome [Vogtův-Koyanagiho-Haradův syndrom]

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Terms

uveomeningeální syndrom
uveomeningoencefalitický syndrom
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrom

 

Syndrome, VKH (Vogt Koyanagi Harada)
Syndrome, Vogt Koyanagi Harada
Uveomeningoencephalitis
VKH (Vogt Koyanagi Harada) Syndrome
VKH Syndrome
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome

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Definition

A syndrome characterized by bilateral granulomatous UVEITIS with IRITIS and secondary GLAUCOMA, premature ALOPECIA, symmetrical VITILIGO, poliosis circumscripta (a strand of depigmented hair), HEARING DISORDERS, and meningeal signs (neck stiffness and headache). Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid reveals a pattern consistent with MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p748; Surv Ophthalmol 1995 Jan;39(4):265-292)

DUI
D014607 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0022447
History note
1991(1965); was see under UVEITIS 1965-1990
Public note
1991; was see under UVEITIS 1965-1990