Open AccessRed eye in cat lovers: Case series of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome
Author(s) -
Munirah Abd Rashid,
Teik June Ling,
Mushawiahti Mustapha,
Hazlita Mohd Isa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(16)61122-2
Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , cat scratch disease , medicine , azithromycin , dermatology , surgery , pathology , disease , antibiotics , biology , immunology , serology , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology
Parinaud’s oculoglandular syndrome (POS) is an atypical manifestation of cat-scratch disease.\udMany reported cases of POS are secondary from Bartonella henselae but none has been\udreported from Southeast Asian region. This case series report two cases of POS. Both cases\udpresented with unilateral granulomatous conjunctivitis and ipsilateral periauricular lymph\udnode swelling. Both had positive history of contact with cats. One patient was treated with oral\udciprofloxacin for two weeks while the another patient was treated with oral azithromycin for\udsix weeks. Both cases recovered well