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Published on: December 17, 2021
TATTOO-ASSOCIATED CASES OF POSTERIOR SEGMENT UVEITIS WITH VOGT-KOYANAGI-HARADA DISEASE-LIKE FEATURES
Natasha P Kesav1, Alexander J Kaplan, Christopher K Hwang
1Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Purpose:
To present two patients with treatment-naïve posterior segment uveitis with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like features associated with tattoo-related inflammatory skin changes.
Methods:
Retrospective report of two cases.
Results:
Using clinical history and multimodal imaging, a diagnosis of posterior segment uveitis with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like features was made in association with tattoo skin changes in both patients.
Conclusion:
Physicians should be aware that tattoo-associated posterior segment uveitis with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like features can occur.
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