| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:12297 |
| Name | Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease |
| Definition | An autoimmune disease that is caused by T helper cell mediated autoimmune attack of melanocytes resulting in inflammation of the inside of the eye, whitening of hair, skin pigment loss, and meningitis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogt%E2%80%93Koyanagi%E2%80%93Harada_syndrome |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:44923005 |
| Subsets |
DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Harada's disease [EXACT] uveomeningoencephalitic syndrome [EXACT] Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some meningitis disease has location some (zone of skin and connective tissue) |