[Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: a serious and rare emergency in children].
Arch Pediatr 2010;
18:33-6. [PMID:
21055910 DOI:
10.1016/j.arcped.2010.09.013]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 06/05/2010] [Accepted: 09/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Uveitis in children is a rare disease, often going undiagnosed. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome, a uveomeningeal disease from an autoimmune process, rarely affects children, but an early diagnosis is essential in order to begin systemic corticosteroid therapy within the shortest delay possible for a better visual prognosis. We report a case of a 10-year-old boy, already treated with corticosteroids for the last 3 years for a nephrotic syndrome, referred for a sudden decrease in visual acuity affecting both eyes, associated with typical cutaneous manifestations of the disease.
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