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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 6:19:100865.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100865. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Ocular Sporotrichosis

Camila Rodrigues Ribeiro  1 , Bianca Portal Silva  1 , Amanda de Alcantara Almeida Costa  1 , Alberto Basile Neto  1 , Luiz Antônio Vieira  1 , Mônica Aparecida de Lima  2 , Mario Henrique Camargos de Lima  1
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Case Reports

Ocular Sporotrichosis

Camila Rodrigues Ribeiro et al. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Purpose: To present 10 cases of Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome caused by sporotrichosis.

Observations: We report 10 cases of Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome after contact with domestic cats diagnosed with sporotrichosis. They all showed ocular hyperemia associated with unilateral tarsal conjunctival granulomas. After histopathological study and culture of the scrapings and conjunctival secretions, six patients were positive for Sporothrix schenkii and four had a presumed diagnosis of Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome due to sporotrichosis. Treatment with 200 mg/day of oral itraconazole was started, and all patients had a favorable therapeutic response.

Conclusion and importance: These case reports are essential for characterizing a rare etiology of Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome.

Keywords: Conjunctivitis; Granuloma; Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome; Sporothrix schenkii; Sporotrichosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The following authors have no financial disclosures: CRR, BPS, AAAC, ABN, LAV, MAL, MHCL.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Patients with positive culture for Sporothrix schenckii. Granulomas in the upper right palpebral conjunctiva (A). Periorbital edema on the right side with infiltration of the bulbar conjunctiva (B). Submandibular lymphadenopathy (C). Granulomas in the lower left palpebral conjunctiva (D).
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Fig. 2
Photomicrograph of Sporothrixschenckii.
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