Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in a Greenlandic Inuit
Abstract. Purpose: To report a case of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome (VKH) in an Inuit. Methods: We carried out a medical evaluation and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genotyping. Results: A 36‐year‐old male Inuit developed severely decreased vision, intense headache and vertigo over a 3‐week period....
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01069.x 2024-06-02T08:07:40+00:00 Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in a Greenlandic Inuit Østergaard, Jens Goldschmidt, Ernst Andersen, Nis 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01069.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0420.2007.01069.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01069.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Ophthalmologica volume 86, issue 5, page 576-578 ISSN 1755-375X 1755-3768 journal-article 2008 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01069.x 2024-05-03T10:42:00Z Abstract. Purpose: To report a case of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome (VKH) in an Inuit. Methods: We carried out a medical evaluation and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genotyping. Results: A 36‐year‐old male Inuit developed severely decreased vision, intense headache and vertigo over a 3‐week period. Ocular examination revealed panuveitis with bilateral serous retinal detachment and optic nerve head oedema. There was no history of ocular trauma or evidence suggestive of other disease entities. The patient responded well to high‐dose systemic prednisolone. Vitiligo presented late in the course. Conclusions: This case report describes the first published case of VKH in a patient of Inuit ancestry. The patient was homozygous for HLA‐DR4, a genotype previously associated with VKH. Article in Journal/Newspaper greenlandic inuit Wiley Online Library Acta Ophthalmologica 86 5 576 578 |
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Abstract. Purpose: To report a case of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome (VKH) in an Inuit. Methods: We carried out a medical evaluation and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genotyping. Results: A 36‐year‐old male Inuit developed severely decreased vision, intense headache and vertigo over a 3‐week period. Ocular examination revealed panuveitis with bilateral serous retinal detachment and optic nerve head oedema. There was no history of ocular trauma or evidence suggestive of other disease entities. The patient responded well to high‐dose systemic prednisolone. Vitiligo presented late in the course. Conclusions: This case report describes the first published case of VKH in a patient of Inuit ancestry. The patient was homozygous for HLA‐DR4, a genotype previously associated with VKH. |
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Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in a Greenlandic Inuit |
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Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in a Greenlandic Inuit |
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Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in a Greenlandic Inuit |
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Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in a Greenlandic Inuit |
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Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome in a Greenlandic Inuit |
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