title: Sympathetic ophthalmitis simulating Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's disease after retinal detachment surgery.
abstract: A rare case is reported of a 49-year-old myopic patient who developed sympathetic ophthalmitis simulating Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's disease following successful retinal detachment surgery, who showed satisfactory response to systemic and subconjunctival steroids and was saved from permanent blindness.
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery; D003972:Diathermy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications*; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids