• Title/Summary/Keyword: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome

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A case report of reduced papilledema in a Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome patient with herbal medicine (보그트-고야나기-하라다병 환자에서 한약 단독치료로 시신경유두 부종이 감소한 치험 1례)

  • Lee, Dong-Jin;Kwon, Kang;Seo, Hyung-Sik
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.83-88
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    • 2014
  • Objectives : Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada(VKH) syndrome is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by its affects on pigmented tissues in the ocular, auditory, integumentary and central nervous system. This case is to report a decreased optical disc swelling in VKH patient treated only with herbal medication. Methods : A 56-year-old male patient with VKH experienced headache and numbness during 7 months of steroid treatment. He visited our clinic and was administered Haeulsoyo-san (解鬱逍遙散) three times a day for a month. No other oriental or western treatments were included. Result & Conclusions : Patient didn't complain any discomfort during the treatment. Significantly decreased optical disc swelling was confirmed by taking fundus photo. This is the first case of KVH to be reported in Korean medicine society.