title: A case of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.
abstract: A previously healthy 32-year-old female contact lens patient presented with a constant headache of several days duration and a sudden painless loss of vision in the right eye. Examination revealed a serous elevation of the sensory retina with whitish plaque-like lesions and decreased visual acuity. Fluorescein angiography suggested a diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (V-K-H). V-K-H syndrome is a chronic bilateral exudative uveitis associated with whitening of the hair and eyelashes and varying signs of meningeal irritation. A discussion of this case with photos and fluorescein angiography results will be presented.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hettler
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Levinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014792:Visual Acuity