
Olası Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Hastalığı Olgusu
Author(s) -
Mutlu Acar,
Avni Murat Avunduk,
Volkan Yaylalı,
Cem Yıldırım
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
türk oftalmoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2147-2661
pISSN - 1300-0659
DOI - 10.4274/tjo.42.04695
Subject(s) - vogt–koyanagi–harada disease , medicine , ophthalmology , uveitis
The aim of this article is to present a rare form of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease. The complete and incomplete forms of VKH\uddisease are more frequent than the probable form. A 58-year-old woman presented with bilateral painless blurred vision and headache. The\udpatient’s visual acuity was 1/10 for both eyes. The patient had bilateral iridocyclitis, optic disc swelling, serous retinal detachment and\udchoroidal thickening. The examinations by specialists in otorhinolaryngology, neurology, dermatology, rheumatology and chest diseases\udrevealed no abnormal findings. Cerebrospinal fluid examination was also normal. After the diagnosis of probable VKH disease, the patient\udwas treated with systemic pulse corticosteroid and cyclosporine-A. After this treatment, the abnormal findings were resolved and her visual\udacuity was improved to 10/10 for both eyes. VKH patients should be followed closely for risk of disease recurrence and side effects of\udmedications. Immunomodulatory and immunosuppressive drug therapies are necessary to prevent corticosteroid-associated complications\udas well as recurrence of VKH disease. (Turk J Oph thal mol 2012; 42: 235-7