Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH) is a granulomatous inflammatory disorder affecting the eyes, auditory system, meninges, and skin. An association with ocular inflammation and poliosis was reported by Vogt in 1906. Harada (1926) and Koyanagi (1929) independently described ocular inflammation associated with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and dermal depigmentation, respectively. Later, the disorders described by Vogt, Koyanagi, and Harada were considered to be the same disease process, which came to be known as VKH.