Abstract | PURPOSE: We report the changes of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) determined by optical coherence tomography in a patient with atypical Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease during the recovery phase. METHOD: Case presentation. RESULTS: A 74-year-old woman presented with a central scotoma associated with disc hyperemia, serous retinal detachment, and scleral thickening in her left eye, and was diagnosed with VKH. OCT showed a serous retinal detachment and a wavy RPE contour that corresponded to the choroidal folds. The OCT images clearly showed the dynamic changes of the retina, RPE, and choroid during the recovery phase. CONCLUSIONS: The OCT was found to be more sensitive in detecting the choroidal folds than angiography. OCT images are valuable not only in the diagnosis, but also for monitoring the morphology of the retina and choroid during the course of VKH.
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Authors | Kei Shinoda, Yutaka Imamura, Celso Soiti Matsumoto, Atsushi Mizota, Yasutaka Ando |
Journal | Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
(Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol)
Vol. 250
Issue 9
Pg. 1399-402
(Sep 2012)
ISSN: 1435-702X [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 22395203
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Glucocorticoids
- Betamethasone
- Indocyanine Green
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Topics |
- Aged
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
(therapeutic use)
- Betamethasone
(therapeutic use)
- Choroid Diseases
(diagnosis)
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Glucocorticoids
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Hyperemia
(diagnosis)
- Indocyanine Green
- Microscopy, Acoustic
- Optic Nerve Diseases
(diagnosis)
- Retinal Detachment
(diagnosis)
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium
(pathology)
- Scotoma
(diagnosis)
- Tomography, Optical Coherence
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome
(diagnosis, drug therapy)
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