PURPOSE To describe a case with frosted branch angiitis occurring in association with manifestations of Harada disease. CASE A 41-year-old man developed marked iridocyclitis, frosted branch angiitis and retinal white dots, together with serous detachment of the sensory retina in the posterior pole of both eyes. OBSERVATIONS Fluorescein angiography demonstrated multiple retinal pigment epith...

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, Ig...

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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease is an autoimmune systemic disorder. In Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, inflammatory disorders occur in multiple organs containing melanocytes, including uvea (resulting in acute bilateral panuveitis), skin (resulting in vitiligo and alopecia), central nervous system (resulting in meningitis) and inner ears (resulting in hearing loss and tinnitus). These inflammatory a...

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Scaffolds prepared from silk fibroin derived from cocoons of the domesticated silkworm moth Bombyx mori have demonstrated potential to support the attachment and growth of human limbal epithelial (HLE) cells in vitro. In this study, we attempted to further optimize protocols to promote the expansion of HLE cells on B. mori silk fibroin- (BMSF-) based scaffolds. BMSF films were initially coated ...

Stool examination using direct smear method, Kato-Katz thick smear technique and modified Harada Mori test tube cultivation method were done on 2,331 people among the rural population of Bali. The serum ferritin was examined by ELISA technique and hemoglobin concentration by cyanmethemoglobin technique. Overall prevalence of hookworm infection was 24.02% with heterogeneity in local prevalences....

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is an acquired illness with ocular, cutaneous, and/or neurologic features. A 4-year-old child who acutely developed visual disturbances and headache and was found to have serous retinal detachments and aseptic meningitis is presented. Improvement was rapid with corticosteroid therapy. This is the youngest reported patient with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome.

Program Number: 5769 Poster Board Number: B0105 Presentation Time: 8:30 AM–10:15 AM Combined inhibition of angiotensin II type 1 receptor and ASK1 significantly attenuates autoimmune optic neuritis Xiaoli Guo, Kazuhiko Namekata, Chikako Harada, Takayuki Harada. Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan. Purpose: To study the effects of combined inhibition of angiotensin II t...