Abstract
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome (VKH), a rare meningo-uveal syndrome is a diagnostic challenge. That there are no confirmatory diagnostic laboratory tests makes a diagnosis one by exclusion. A case of a 50 year old female patient managed as an outpatient at St. Mary’s Mission Hospital Eye Clinic is presented. The objective of this presentation is to describe this rare disease entity, the challenges faced in arriving at the diagnosis, the management of the condition and subsequent outcome.
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