Uveitis

Voyt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome

  • Multisystem inflammatory disease affecting eyes, ears, brain, skin and hair
  • T cell mediated autoimmune disorder against melanocyte antigens
  • Higher prevalence in darker skinned races
  • F>M
  • 3rd and 4th decades
  • Associated with HLA-DR4, especially HLA-DRB1*0405 (associated with melanocyte proteins)

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