Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: a Tunisian case report

Abstract

Introduction: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is a rare inflammatory disease with manifestations affecting the ocular, central nervous, audito-vestibular, and integumentary systems. It is less frequent in children. Observation: A 13 years old boy was diagnosed with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome presenting with decreased visual acuity, panuveitis, vitiligo and poliosis. His panuveitis was treated with intravenous corticotherapy then by oral corticotherapy during 15 months. The uveitis recurred once. Conclusion: Its treatment poses a multidisciplinary therapeutic problem.