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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in a Greenlandic Inuit.
Acta ophthalmologica - 1 Aug 2008
Ostergaard Jens, Goldschmidt Ernst, Andersen Nis
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To report a case of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (VKH) in an Inuit. METHODS: We carried out a medical evaluation and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genotyping. RESULTS: A 36-year-old male Inuit developed severely decreased vision, intense headache and vertigo over a 3-week period. Ocular examination revealed panuveitis with bilateral serous retinal detachment and optic nerve head oedema. There was no...
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