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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014607
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Preferred Name

Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome

Definitions
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)
Synonyms
Vogt Koyanagi Harada Syndrome
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
VKH Syndrome (Vogt Koyanagi Harada)
Uveomeningoencephalitides
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
Syndrome, Vogt Koyanagi Harada
VKH Syndrome
Syndrome, VKH (Vogt Koyanagi Harada)
Disease, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
Syndrome, Uveomeningoencephalitic
Vogt Koyanagi Harada Disease
Syndrome, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
Syndrome, VKH
Uveomeningoencephalitis
VKH (Vogt Koyanagi Harada) Syndrome
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