title: Reversible alopecia in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and sympathetic ophthalmia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease and sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) are both autoimmune disorders targeting melanin-bearing cells, even though their etiologies are different. Both shared many ocular and systemic manifestations, including integumentary findings. Most of the literature focused on the ocular manifestations and related treatment. Alopecia was seldom mentioned.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We report one case of VKH disease and one case of SO. Both developed severe alopecia and early sunset glow fundus, which are probably due to incomplete treatment. Fortunately, the alopecia improved soon after systemic steroid treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early and complete treatments are important in the management of VKH or SO and prevent integumentary manifestation. Alopecia can be reversible after steroid treatment in time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Ta-Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung, 813, Taiwan. sjsheu@vghks.gov.tw.
authors.forename: Chiu-Tung
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Po-Sian
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shih-Chou
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shwu-Jiuan
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sheu