Almost simultaneous onset of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in co-workers, friends, and neighbors.
OBJECTIVE
To report almost simultaneous onset of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome in co-workers, friends, and neighbors.


METHODS
The onset of VKH syndrome in six patients was examined.


RESULTS
Patient 1 and Patient 2 worked in the same room of an office and developed VKH syndrome 3 weeks apart from each other. Patient 3 and patient 4 were friends, lived in the same city, and developed VKH syndrome 1 month apart. Patient 5 and patient 6 lived in the same suburb and developed the syndrome 1 month apart.


CONCLUSIONS
Almost simultaneous onset of VKH syndrome in co-workers, friends, and neighbors may suggest an exogenous factor such as viral infection in the pathogenesis.
Hayasaka
Yoriko
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Department of Ophthalmology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, 930-0194 Toyama, Japan. ophthal@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp
Hayasaka
Seiji
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*