Is there an association between Vogt-Koyonagi-Harada syndrome and intracranial meningioma?
The authors report a case of Vogt-Koyonagi-Harada syndrome associated with intracranial meningioma. The authors discuss the HLA-DR4 gene as a common and causative factor in both conditions. This case report draws attention to the possibility of a causative association between intracranial meningioma and Vogt-Koyonagi-Harada syndrome, a rare but potentially blinding condition if not detected and treated early.
Ophthalmology Department, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK. patelgordon@yahoo.co.uk
Patel
P
Gordon-Bennett
Alicia
A
Poyser
George
G
Voyatzis
Susana
S
Ramirez-Florez
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity
D005938:Glucocorticoids