TY - JOUR
T1 - Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome and Ulcerative Colitis
AU - Federman, Daniel G.
AU - Kravetz, Jeffrey D.
AU - Ruser, Christopher B.
AU - Judson, Peter H.
AU - Kirsner, Robert S.
PY - 2004/2/1
Y1 - 2004/2/1
N2 - The Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is an uncommon disorder characterized by uveitis and neurologic and cutaneous abnormalities, including tinnitus, vertigo, headache, meningoencephalitis, vitiligo, alopecia, and poliosis. The VKH syndrome has been reported to occur in association with other autoimmune disorders. We report a case of a patient with severe ulcerative colitis who developed VKH syndrome. We postulate that the patient's history of a traumatic brain injury might have been responsible for an abnormal "immunologic milieu" and the occurrence of ulcerative colitis, VKH syndrome, and severe reactive arthritis.
AB - The Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is an uncommon disorder characterized by uveitis and neurologic and cutaneous abnormalities, including tinnitus, vertigo, headache, meningoencephalitis, vitiligo, alopecia, and poliosis. The VKH syndrome has been reported to occur in association with other autoimmune disorders. We report a case of a patient with severe ulcerative colitis who developed VKH syndrome. We postulate that the patient's history of a traumatic brain injury might have been responsible for an abnormal "immunologic milieu" and the occurrence of ulcerative colitis, VKH syndrome, and severe reactive arthritis.
KW - Brain injury
KW - Ulcerative colitis
KW - Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome
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U2 - 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000100263.99708.10
DO - 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000100263.99708.10
M3 - Article
C2 - 14982267
AN - SCOPUS:1242336815
VL - 97
SP - 169
EP - 171
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
SN - 0038-4348
IS - 2
ER -
