Conjunctival sporotrichosis from cat to human: Case report

Usanee Reinprayoon; Monthira Jermjutitham; Suppapong Tirakunwichcha; Wijit Banlunara; Wasee Tulvatana; Ariya Chindamporn

doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100898

Conjunctival sporotrichosis from cat to human: Case report

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Aug 20:20:100898. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100898. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Usanee Reinprayoon^{1

2}, Monthira Jermjutitham¹, Suppapong Tirakunwichcha¹, Wijit Banlunara³, Wasee Tulvatana¹, Ariya Chindamporn⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Center of Excellence for Cornea and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
³ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁴ Mycology Unit, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of conjunctival plaque infected from Sporothrix schenckii, which was possible transmitted from a cat.

Observations: A case of Thai woman presented with chronic painless ulcerated conjunctiva with white plaque. The lesion was not healed for one month after excision. She became concerned of getting infection from her cat because it developed chronic and multiple skin lesions on its legs. Identification of Sporothrix schenckii by PCR method was confirmed in the tissues from her conjunctiva and cat's skin.

Conclusion and importance: The diagnosis of Sporothrix infection should be suspected in atypical conjunctival lesion in patient who had closed contact with infected cat. This brought awareness to doctors and cat owners, even though it was uncommon.

Keywords: Asia; Cat transmission; Cat ulcer; Conjunctival nodule; Sporothrix schenckii; Zoonosis.

Publication types

Case Reports