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Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
Is there an association between Vogt–Koyonagi–Harada syndrome and intracranial meningioma?
  1. Patel Gordon-Bennett1,
  2. Alicia Poyser2,
  3. George Voyatzis1,
  4. Susana Ramirez-Florez2
  1. 1Ophthalmology Department, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
  2. 2Ophthalmology Department, Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough, UK
  1. Correspondence to Patel Gordon-Bennett, patelgordon{at}yahoo.co.uk

Summary

The authors report a case of Vogt–Koyonagi–Harada syndrome associated with intracranial meningioma. The authors discuss the HLA-DR4 gene as a common and causative factor in both conditions. This case report draws attention to the possibility of a causative association between intracranial meningioma and Vogt–Koyonagi–Harada syndrome, a rare but potentially blinding condition if not detected and treated early.

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