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You can only diagnose what you know: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome
Solo diagnosticamos lo que conocemos: síndrome de Vogt Koyanagi-Harada (VKH)
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Montes Arcón, P. S., Lujan Agamez, M. A. ., Perez Mingan, G. C. ., Blanco Pertuz, P. M., & Iglesias Jiménez, O. G. . (2025). You can only diagnose what you know: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome. Journal of Medicine and Surgery Repertoire, 34(3), 290-293. https://doi.org/10.31260/RepertMedCir.01217372.1473
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Pablo Salomón Montes Arcón
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Marco Antonio Lujan Agamez
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Gloria Caterine Perez Mingan
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Paola María Blanco Pertuz
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Oscar Giovanny Iglesias Jiménez
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Objective: we present a case of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in a young patient with no relevant past medical history. Case: a 23-year-old female patient who presented with a one-month progressive visual acuity loss. Right eye fundus examination revealed serous retinal detachment with a subtotal focal area of transparent sub-retinal fluid, macular involvement, and a whitish nasal temporal sub-retinal lesion. Left eye fundus examination, revealed funnel-shaped total anterior retinal detachment without proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Discussion and conclusions: a significant alteration in cerebrospinal fluid was evidenced in addition to abovesaid findings. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome was diagnosed. Treatment based on systemic corticosteroids was administered, achieving improvement in symptoms. Given Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome´s difficult diagnosis and infrequent presentation, proper knowledge of the disease is essential for ensuring an adequate approach and an appropriate treatment for these patients.
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