Abstract
We describe herein 2 patients who developed Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in the course of renal biopsy-proven immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy. A 61-year-old man with an 11-year history of IgA nephropathy and a 16-year history of thyroiditis, and a 56-year-old man with a 5-year history of IgA nephropathy developed Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. At the time of the eye disease presentation, IgA nephropathy was stable without corticosteroids in both patients. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syn-drome was successfully treated with intravenous administration of prednisolone tapered from 200 mg daily. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is associated with IgA nephropathy, suggesting a similar autoimmune mechanism for both diseases. Copyright
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 305-309 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta medica Okayama |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2007 |
Keywords
- Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (disease)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)