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KMID : 0911820080090010033
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Korean Journal of Headache
2008 Volume.9 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.36
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Two Cases of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease Presenting Initially as Aseptic Meningitis
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Yu Ho-Jun
Lee Chang-Min
Kim Jae-Il
Lee Seon-Min
Lee Yong-Joo
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Abstract
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Tw o patients have suffered from progressive headache, febrile sense, nausea, and vomiting followed by sudden, binocular blurred vision. Lumbar puncture revealed cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in both patients. Brain M RI studies were norm al. O phthalmologic findings w ere anterior uveitis and retinal serous detachments. The presenting symptoms and signs resolved over a w eek period following high-dose steroid therapy. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting aseptic m eningitis followed by sudden, bilateral decreased visual acuity.
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KEYWORD
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Cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis, U veitis, Retinal serous detachment, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
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