title: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's disease presenting polymorphonuclear pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid at the early active stage.
abstract: We report a 16-year-old woman with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's (VKH) disease, presenting polymorphonuclear pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and neurological manifestation similar to meningoencephalitis. VKH disease, which has severe neurological manifestations including numerous CSF polymorphonuclear pleocytosis, should be considered as a differential diagnosis from infectious meningoencephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetology (DNHMED), Yamagata University School of Medicine, Iida-Nishi.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurimura
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yahata
authors.forename: Katsushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020551:Pulse Therapy, Drug / Q000379:methods; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone