Benavente Fernández, Alberto and Pérez Moyano, Sara and Husein-ElAhmed, Husein and Alfaro Juárez, Ana María (2018) Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, a rare entity in Spain: the challenge of worldwide immigration and globalization. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 5 (7). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease is rare, mediated by autoimmune melanocyte inflammation and facilitated by genetic predisposition[1-3]. The main clinical features include uveitis, meningitis, tinnitus and sensorineural deafness, and skin and hair depigmentation. It usually develops in four consecutive stages: prodromal, acute uveitic, convalescent, and chronic or recurrent[4]. In view of the first two stages, the differential diagnosis takes into account uveo-meningeal syndromes. Treatment is based on high dose corticosteroids. We present the case of a 14-year-old girl admitted to hospital with fever, progressive uveo-meningeal symptoms, and sensorineural hearing loss. After work-up, the final diagnosis of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease was made.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease, uveo-meningeal syndromes, aseptic meningitis |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2018 09:57 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2018 09:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/18182 |
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