Gender Differences in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease and Sympathetic Ophthalmia

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH) and sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) are types of T-cell mediated autoimmune granulomatous uveitis. Although the two diseases share common clinical features, they have certain differences in gender predilections. VKH classically has been reported as more prevalent in fe...

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Main Authors: Yujuan Wang, Chi-Chao Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/157803