title: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: a rare but important differential diagnosis of viral meningitis.
abstract: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (VKHS) is an inflammatory syndrome affecting melanocyte-containing organs. The clinical onset is often acute with neurological and ophthalmological symptoms and there is considerable risk of sequelae if the condition is not promptly diagnosed and treated. We present a case illustrating that VKHS is a rare but important differential diagnosis of viral meningitis.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Mølleparkvej 4, Aalborg, Denmark. jesm@rn.dk
authors: Jesper
authors: J
authors: Smit
authors: Dalia Cecilia
authors: DC
authors: Berman
authors: Henrik
authors: H
authors: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone