title: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: Association with alopecia areata.
abstract: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is an inflammatory condition characterized by bilateral uveitis, vitiligo, poliosis, alopecia, and dysacousia. The syndrome results from a T cell mediated autoimmune attack on melanocytes in genetically susceptible individuals. We present a case of VKH syndrome and propose that the alopecia and poliosis described in the original reports by ophthalmologists could instead be alopecia areata with re-growth of white hair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Waqar M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: Mohsin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mir
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*