Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in the setting of COVID‐19 infection

Abstract To report a case of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease (VKH) in a 27‐year‐old male 2 weeks proceeding COVID‐19 infection onset. Severe complications of VKH can be avoided by early diagnosis and adequate treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. It is possible that COVID‐19 was a pote...

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Main Authors: Tiffany Eatz, Jude Hassan Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6617
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spelling doaj-art-be4224a034ba48dd94b31afd5e46aa892025-08-20T03:47:23ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-03-01113n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6617Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in the setting of COVID‐19 infectionTiffany Eatz0Jude Hassan Charles1Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine The University of Miami Miami Florida USADepartment of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine The University of Miami Miami Florida USAAbstract To report a case of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease (VKH) in a 27‐year‐old male 2 weeks proceeding COVID‐19 infection onset. Severe complications of VKH can be avoided by early diagnosis and adequate treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. It is possible that COVID‐19 was a potential immunological trigger of VKH in our patient.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6617comorbidCOVID‐19infectious diseaserareVKH
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Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in the setting of COVID‐19 infection
Clinical Case Reports
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infectious disease
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title Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in the setting of COVID‐19 infection
title_full Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in the setting of COVID‐19 infection
title_fullStr Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in the setting of COVID‐19 infection
title_full_unstemmed Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in the setting of COVID‐19 infection
title_short Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in the setting of COVID‐19 infection
title_sort vogt koyanagi harada syndrome in the setting of covid 19 infection
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COVID‐19
infectious disease
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VKH
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6617
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