Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome
Synonyms
Disease, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
Syndrome, Uveomeningoencephalitic
Syndrome, VKH
Syndrome, VKH (Vogt Koyanagi Harada)
Syndrome, Vogt Koyanagi Harada
Syndrome, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
Uveomeningoencephalitides
Uveomeningoencephalitis
VKH (Vogt Koyanagi Harada) Syndrome
VKH Syndrome
VKH Syndrome (Vogt Koyanagi Harada)
Vogt Koyanagi Harada Disease
Vogt Koyanagi Harada Syndrome
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
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)