Ocular Sporotrichosis

Camila Rodrigues Ribeiro; Bianca Portal Silva; Amanda de Alcantara Almeida Costa; Alberto Basile Neto; Luiz Antônio Vieira; Mônica Aparecida de Lima; Mario Henrique Camargos de Lima

doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100865

Ocular Sporotrichosis

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2020 Aug 6:19:100865. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100865. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Camila Rodrigues Ribeiro¹, Bianca Portal Silva¹, Amanda de Alcantara Almeida Costa¹, Alberto Basile Neto¹, Luiz Antônio Vieira¹, Mônica Aparecida de Lima², Mario Henrique Camargos de Lima¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento de Guarulhos, 1819 Emilio Ribas Avenue, Gopouva, 07051-000, Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento de Guarulhos, 1819 Emilio Ribas Avenue, Gopouva, 07051-000, Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports