Abstract
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a rare disease and could be associated with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). This report was aimed to investigate the utility of F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) for the diagnosis of VKH syndrome with AITD and to perform a literature review on the association between the 2 diseases. A 55-year-old woman without the history of ocular trauma suffered from chronic headache. She was presented with painful blurred vision of both eyes with headache for 2 weeks. Ophthalmic evaluations revealed panuveitis, exudative retinal detachment, and papilloedema in both eyes. The clinical symptoms and presentations are compatible with the diagnosis of VKH syndrome. Other examinations for intraocular infection, malignancy, and lupus choroidopathy were of negative results. The result of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the brain was normal. Due to the history of cancer in the patient's families, a F-FDG PET/CT whole-body scan was performed. The result indicated a focal of 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) uptake at the right upper lobe of the thyroid. Therefore, the patient's thyroid function was examined and the result indicated euthyroidism with ...Continue Reading
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