title: [Progresses and existed problems on the diagnosis and treatment of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease].
abstract: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease is a multi-systems inflammatory disease that affects the eye, skin, inner ear and meninges. The characteristics of this disease are with meningismus, auditory dysfunction and integumentary changes. Bilateral granulomatous panuveitis with serous retinal detachments are the typical ocular findings. Vogt-koyanagi-Harada disease is characterized by the acute onset, poor response to the treatment and high blindness rate. The diagnosis is mainly made on the history and ocular findings with various systemic manifestations. Fundus angiography is often used to assist in the diagnosis. High dosages of systemic corticosteroids are the first line therapeutical choice. The immunosuppressive agents and biologic agents combined with systemic corticosteroids shows good results in some recurrent cases. The good visual prognosis is guarded with earlier accurate diagnosis and aggressive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Clinical College of Ophthalmology Tianjin Medical University, China. eye2002@163.com
authors.forename: Yue-zhong
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents