Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome
"Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A syndrome characterized by bilateral granulomatous UVEITIS with IRITIS and secondary GLAUCOMA, premature ALOPECIA, symmetrical VITILIGO, poliosis circumscripta (a strand of depigmented hair), HEARING DISORDERS, and meningeal signs (neck stiffness and headache). Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid reveals a pattern consistent with MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p748; Surv Ophthalmol 1995 Jan;39(4):265-292)
| Descriptor ID |
D014607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.114.843 C11.941.879.980 C20.111.258.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome- Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome
- Syndrome, Uveomeningoencephalitic
- Uveomeningoencephalitis
- Uveomeningoencephalitides
- VKH Syndrome
- Syndrome, VKH
- Syndrome, VKH (Vogt Koyanagi Harada)
- VKH Syndrome (Vogt Koyanagi Harada)
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
- Disease, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
- Vogt Koyanagi Harada Disease
- VKH (Vogt Koyanagi Harada) Syndrome
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
- Syndrome, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
- Vogt Koyanagi Harada Syndrome
- Syndrome, Vogt Koyanagi Harada
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Egbeto IA, Garelli CJ, Piedra-Mora C, Wong NB, David CN, Robinson NA, Richmond JM. Case Series: Gene Expression Analysis in Canine Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada/Uveodermatologic Syndrome and Vitiligo Reveals Conserved Immunopathogenesis Pathways Between Dog and Human Autoimmune Pigmentary Disorders. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:590558.
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Pahk PJ, Todd DJ, Blaha GR, Soukiasian SH, Landmann DS, Craven DE, Tronic BS, Zabar Y, Marx JL. Intravascular lymphoma masquerading as Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2008 May-Jun; 16(3):123-6.
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Freedman J. A clinical approach to the aetiology of uveitis in Bantu adults. Br J Ophthalmol. 1976 Jan; 60(1):64-9.