Korean J Dermatol.
2006 Oct;44(10):1253-1255.
A Case of Alopecia Universalis with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology and Institute of Hair and Cosmetic Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. leewonsoo@yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Abstract
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is an idiopathic autoimmune disease involving melanocytes. The characteristic features are uveitis, meningismus, tinnitus, alopecia, vitiligo and poliosis, dependent upon the site of melanocyte location. Among the skin manifestations, alopecia usually appears as discrete, alopecic patches around the head. We report a case of fifty-year-old woman who presented with typical features of VKH syndrome, plus alopecia universalis and nail dystrophy.
