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Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
October 2022
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Unlabelled: Uveo-meningeal syndromes are any disorder characterized by the involvement of the uvea and the meninges. They can have multiple causes, including infectious, autoimmune and malignant diseases. We report the case of a patient with a 10-year-old diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome that had been stable.
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March 2022
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 7400 State Line Road, Prairie Village, KS, 66208, USA.
Purpose: To present a rare case of uveo-meningeal syndrome secondary to herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) in a patient with acute retinal necrosis.
Observations: A 49-year-old female with a past medical history of herpes simplex encephalitis 18 years prior presented with a 3-day history of right sided headache and decreased vision of the right eye. Her visual acuity was 20/30 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye.
BMJ Case Rep
May 2019
Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Vogt-Koynagi-Harada (VKH) disease is a clinical syndrome with classical ocular and extraocular findings that is not uncommonly described in Asian, Middle-Eastern and South American populations. We describe a case of VKH in an elderly Polish-Australian distinguished by prominent bilateral disc swelling rather than uveitis and marked leptomeningeal enhancement on MRI which led to extensive investigation including brain biopsy. Both disc oedema and MRI abnormalities improved dramatically with systemic steroid therapy.
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July 2018
Ophthalmology Department, Baza Hospital, Granada, Spain.
Unlabelled: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease is rare, mediated by autoimmune melanocyte inflammation and facilitated by genetic predisposition. The main clinical features include uveitis, meningitis, tinnitus and sensorineural deafness, and skin and hair depigmentation. It usually develops in four consecutive stages: prodromal, acute uveitic, convalescent, and chronic or recurrent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurol Sci
May 2018
Department of Neurosciences, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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