Abstract
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is an inflammatory condition of unknown etiology that can affect the eye. The most common ocular manifestation related to VKH is bilateral diffuse uveitis associated to exudative retinal detachment. Although these patients respond well to steroid pulse therapy, we report a case of a 44-year-old female patient presenting bilateral exudative retinal detachment and clinical diagnosis of VKH, who did not respond to the first cycle of 3-day pulse therapy with methylprednisolone. The exudation was reabsorbed only [...]
Highlights
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a rare autoimmune, multisystemic disease that involves melanin-containing tissues
The most common ocular manifestation related to VKH is bilateral diffuse uveitis associated to exudative retinal detachment
These patients respond well to steroid pulse therapy, we report a case of a 44-year-old female patient presenting bilateral exudative retinal detachment and clinical diagnosis of VKH, who did not respond to the first cycle of 3-day pulse therapy with methylprednisolone
Summary
How to cite: Dias NC, Ventura CV. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: a discussion about resistance to corticotherapy. Descritores: Doença de Vogt-KoyanagiHarada; Uveíte; Descolamento da retina; Esteroides; Pulsoterapia. Institution: Fundação Altino Ventura, Recife, PE, Brazil. Conflict of interest: no conflict of interest. Financial support: the authors received no financial support for this work. 22o Congresso Norte e Nordeste de Oftalmologia
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