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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| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease: A Subanalysis From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Antimetabolite Therapies. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 Aug; 168:279-286.
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KIR and HLA gene combinations in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. Hum Immunol. 2008 Jun; 69(6):349-53.
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Evaluation of the effect on outcomes of the route of administration of corticosteroids in acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul; 142(1):119-24.
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HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 alleles in mestizo patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's disease in Southern California. Hum Immunol. 2004 Dec; 65(12):1477-82.
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Revised diagnostic criteria for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease: report of an international committee on nomenclature. Am J Ophthalmol. 2001 May; 131(5):647-52.
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An association between Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and Guillain-Barr? syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol. 2001 May; 131(5):615-9.
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Association between Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and HLA-DR1 and -DR4 in Hispanic patients living in southern California. Ophthalmology. 1995 Jul; 102(7):1012-5.