Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: Association with alopecia areata.

Dermatol Online J

Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

Published: December 2009

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is an inflammatory condition characterized by bilateral uveitis, vitiligo, poliosis, alopecia, and dysacousia. The syndrome results from a T cell mediated autoimmune attack on melanocytes in genetically susceptible individuals. We present a case of VKH syndrome and propose that the alopecia and poliosis described in the original reports by ophthalmologists could instead be alopecia areata with re-growth of white hair.

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