Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKHD): differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKHD): differential diagnosis. Encephalitis, Optic neuritis: this can be bilateral. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neurological differentials
- Encephalitis
- Optic neuritis: this can be bilateral
Ophthalmological differentials
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Dermatological differentials
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References
- Lavezzo MM, Sakata VM, Morita C, et al. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease: review of a rare autoimmune disease targeting antigens of melanocytes. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2016; 11:29.
- Street D, Sivaguru A, Sreekantam S, Mollan SP. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. Pract Neurol 2019; 19:364-367.
- Rajendram R, Evans M, Khurana RN, Tsai JH, Rao NA. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease presenting as optic neuritis. Int Ophthalmol 2007; 27:217-220.
- Shah A, Rao S, Singh RK, et al. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome mimicking bilateral optic neuritis. Neurologist 2026 (Online ahead of print).
