Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: a discussion about resistance to corticotherapy

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada: uma discussão sobre resistência à corticoterapia

ABSTRACT

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is an inflammatory condition of unknown etiology that can affect the eye. The most common ocular manifestation related to VKH is bilateral diffuse uveitis associated to exudative retinal detachment. Although these patients respond well to steroid pulse therapy, we report a case of a 44-year-old female patient presenting bilateral exudative retinal detachment and clinical diagnosis of VKH, who did not respond to the first cycle of 3-day pulse therapy with methylprednisolone. The exudation was reabsorbed only after a second cycle of steroid therapy.

Keywords:
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome; Uveitis; Retinal detachment; Steroids; Pulse therapy, drug