Title |
Clinical course of focal choroidal excavation in Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease
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Published in |
Clinical Ophthalmology, December 2014
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DOI | 10.2147/opth.s75558 |
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Authors |
Yuko Nishikawa, Kaoru Fujinami, Ken Watanabe, Toru Noda, Kazushige Tsunoda, Kunihiko Akiyama |
Abstract |
We describe focal choroidal excavation (FCE) in a case of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease and compare the findings with different chorioretinal conditions. A 55-year-old man was diagnosed with VKH based on panuveitis and exudative retinal detachments. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography demonstrated a dome-shaped protrusion with a nonconforming pattern at the fovea, which had been detected as a conforming pattern 1 year before the onset. The FCE pattern returned into a conforming pattern following corticosteroid therapy. These findings suggest that the natively existent FCE could be affected by pathophysiological changes of VKH as well as other chorioretinal conditions. |
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