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ArticleCase reports in ophthalmological medicine2021

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease: A Case Series in a Tertiary Eye Center.

Pranav Shrestha, Sadhana Sharma, Ranju Kharel

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Article in Case reports in ophthalmological medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pranav ShresthaMechi Eye Hospital, Jhapa 57200, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-2032
Sadhana SharmaMechi Eye Hospital, Jhapa 57200, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0550-6938
Ranju KharelDepartment of Uveitis, B. P. Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies (BPKLCOS), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8624-4433
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo study the clinical spectrum of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease in a tertiary eye center in Nepal.

methodsBaseline demographic details and clinical features of six patients diagnosed as VKH in a tertiary eye center were retrospectively reviewed. Examinations included best corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and slit lamp examination of anterior and posterior segments. Baseline blood investigations, chest X-ray, fundus photography, and fundus fluorescent angiography (FFA) were performed on all the patients.

resultsThe mean age at presentation was 46 ± 8.43 years with female predominance (83.3%). The disease was complete in 16.7%, incomplete in 16.7%, and probable in 66.7% of the patients. Most cases presented in acute uveitis stage (66.7%). The most common finding in acute cases was serous retinal detachment (66.7%), followed by disc edema (58.3%), whereas in chronic cases, depigmented fundus was the most common. All cases had bilateral presentation.

conclusionVKH is an important cause of bilateral loss of vision and has a good visual prognosis if aggressive treatment is initiated during the early stages.

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