Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome associated with Sporothrix schenckii

The Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome is a rare eye disease caused by different etiologic agents, including bacteria, viruses and fungi. It is characterized by a granulomatous conjunctivitis, accompanied by adjacent preauricular lymphadenopathy and can bring consequences if not treated promptly. We p...

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Egile Nagusiak: Cassio Porto Ferreira, José Augusto daCosta Nery, Ana Cristina Oliveira de Almeida, Luiz Cláudio Ferreira, Suzana Corte-Real, Fátima Conceição-Silva
Formatua: Artikulua
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Saila:IDCases
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Sarrera elektronikoa:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250914000122
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Gaia:The Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome is a rare eye disease caused by different etiologic agents, including bacteria, viruses and fungi. It is characterized by a granulomatous conjunctivitis, accompanied by adjacent preauricular lymphadenopathy and can bring consequences if not treated promptly. We present a case of Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome caused by Sporothrix schenckii from the sporotrichosis epidemic in its zoonotic form occurring in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ISSN:2214-2509