Bilateral conjunctivitis due to Trichomonas vaginalis without genital infection: an unusual presentation in an adult man

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Sep;51(9):3157-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01425-13. Epub 2013 Jul 10.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of extragenital infection with Trichomonas vaginalis of the conjunctiva of a 32-year-old man. Only one other similar case has been reported in the English language literature. The present report reinforces the widening pathologic spectrum of trichomonads in humans, especially in the context of emerging extragenital infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Conjunctivitis / diagnosis*
  • Conjunctivitis / parasitology*
  • DNA, Protozoan / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Trichomonas Infections / diagnosis*
  • Trichomonas Infections / parasitology*
  • Trichomonas vaginalis / genetics
  • Trichomonas vaginalis / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan