Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease – A diagnostic pitfall for neurologists

•VKH is an idiopathic autoimmune disease presenting with uveomeningeal syndrome.•Granulomatous uveitis and serious retinal detachments are the most common findings of VKH.•VKH can masquerade as IIH by presenting with severe headache and optic disc edema.•The characteristic retinal finding of VKH can...

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Published in:eNeurologicalSci 2022-03, Vol.26, p.100390-100390, Article 100390
Main Authors: Song, Minji, Baek, Seol-Hee, Lee, Sun-Uk, Yu, Sungwook, Kim, Ji-Soo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Letter to the Editor
Optic disc edema
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
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Summary:•VKH is an idiopathic autoimmune disease presenting with uveomeningeal syndrome.•Granulomatous uveitis and serious retinal detachments are the most common findings of VKH.•VKH can masquerade as IIH by presenting with severe headache and optic disc edema.•The characteristic retinal finding of VKH can be easily missed by direct funduscopy.
ISSN:2405-6502
2405-6502
DOI:10.1016/j.ensci.2021.100390