A Rare Case of Complete Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Late Stage: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
March 2021
in “
Indian Journal of Case Reports
”
TLDR A young woman with late-stage Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease was successfully treated at a hospital.
A young adult female with previously undiagnosed and inadequately treated Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKHD) presented to a tertiary care hospital in the late stage with symptoms including panuveitis, retinal detachment, hearing loss, alopecia, and vitiligo. VKHD, a rare T-cell-mediated autoimmune disorder, affects organs with high melanocytic concentrations and is challenging to diagnose due to its variable and multisystemic presentation. The patient was classified as having complete VKH disease and was successfully treated at the hospital.
