TY - JOUR
T1 - Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada case accompanied by polyneuropathy
AU - Tsunoda, Keiichiro
AU - Ohta, Yasuyuki
AU - Tadokoro, Koh
AU - Sasaki, Ryo
AU - Takahashi, Yoshiaki
AU - Sato, Kota
AU - Nomura, Emi
AU - Takemoto, Mami
AU - Hishikawa, Nozomi
AU - Yamashita, Toru
AU - Kajita, Ai
AU - Abe, Koji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Japanese Society of Neurology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease (VKHD) is a systemic autoimmune disease that targets melanocyte-rich tissues such as eye, central nervous system, inner ear, and skin. Here, we report a case of VKHD accompanied by polyneuropathy. After VKHD was diagnosed, depending on the involvement of bilateral ocular, auditory, and central nervous systems, he expressed muscle weakness, pain, and numbness in bilateral lower extremities. Nerve conduction studies suggested sensorimotor polyneuropathy, while a skin, muscle, and nerve biopsy suggested vasculitis. Steroid therapy improved his symptoms. The present case might suggest a relationship between VKHD and polyneuropathy.
AB - Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease (VKHD) is a systemic autoimmune disease that targets melanocyte-rich tissues such as eye, central nervous system, inner ear, and skin. Here, we report a case of VKHD accompanied by polyneuropathy. After VKHD was diagnosed, depending on the involvement of bilateral ocular, auditory, and central nervous systems, he expressed muscle weakness, pain, and numbness in bilateral lower extremities. Nerve conduction studies suggested sensorimotor polyneuropathy, while a skin, muscle, and nerve biopsy suggested vasculitis. Steroid therapy improved his symptoms. The present case might suggest a relationship between VKHD and polyneuropathy.
KW - Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease
KW - polyneuropathy
KW - vasculitis
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U2 - 10.1111/ncn3.12213
DO - 10.1111/ncn3.12213
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85177689549
SN - 2049-4173
VL - 6
SP - 138
EP - 140
JO - Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience
IS - 5
ER -