Parinaud’s Oculoglandular Syndrome Caused by Sporothrix schenckii

  • Lucas da Silva Madureira Residente em Dermatologia, Faculdade Estadual de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
  • Rafael Figueiredo Gatti Residente em Dermatologia, Faculdade Estadual de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
  • Caroline Medeiros Prohmann Residente em Dermatologia, Faculdade Estadual de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
  • Jéssica Sanmiguel Residente em Dermatologia, Faculdade Estadual de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
  • Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Almeida Bióloga, Professora de Microbiologia, Faculdade Estadual de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
  • Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira Mattar Dermatologista e Professora Adjunta do Programa de Residência Médica em Dermatologia da Faculdade Estadual de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
  • João Roberto Antonio Dermatologista, Chefe do Ambulatório de Dermatologia e Professor Emérito da Faculdade Estadual de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, Brasil
Keywords: Ocular Motility Disorders, Sporothrix, Sporotrichosis

Abstract

Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome consists of a special form of granulomatous conjunctivitis, often related to cat scratch disease, whose classic presentation is characterized by a fever, conjunctival granuloma and ipsilateral lymph node enlargement. Diseases associated with this syndrome are cat-scratch disease, herpes simplex infection, sporotrichosis, blastomycosis and coccidioidomycosis, among others. We report the case of a patient with a unilateral conjunctival enanthema on the right eye and nodules on the ipsilateral eyelid. Complementary examinations including culture confirmed the diagnosis of sporotrichosis. The patient was treated with itraconazole and got cured.

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Published
2018-12-27
How to Cite
Madureira, L. da S., Gatti, R. F., Prohmann, C. M., Sanmiguel, J., de Almeida, M. T. G., Mattar, F. R. de O., & Antonio, J. R. (2018). Parinaud’s Oculoglandular Syndrome Caused by Sporothrix schenckii. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 76(4), 429-433. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.76.4.886
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Case Reports