Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome attributable to an encounter with a wild rabbit

S Thompson; L Omphroy; T Oetting

doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00954-5

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Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome attributable to an encounter with a wild rabbit

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Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome attributable to an encounter with a wild rabbit

S Thompson, L Omphroy and T Oetting

American journal of ophthalmology, Vol.131(2), pp.283-284

02/2001

DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00954-5

PMID: 11228320

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Abstract

To describe the clinical and histopathologic findings in a patient with Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome attributable to Francisella tularensis obtained from an encounter with a wild baby rabbit. In an 18-year-old man, the clinical course, laboratory findings, and histopathologic findings are described. Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with unilateral granulomatous conjunctivitis, painful preauricular, and submandibular lymphadenopathy combined with systemic symptoms of general malaise and fever. Tularemia is one etiology of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome. It is caused by Francisella tularensis and is usually transmitted to humans via infected animal blood or through an insect bite, most often a tick. For treatment, intramuscular streptomycin is the drug of choice.

Streptomycin - administration & dosage

Animals, Wild - microbiology

Injections, Intravenous

Tularemia - diagnosis

Humans

Conjunctivitis, Bacterial - diagnosis

Male

Drug Therapy, Combination - therapeutic use

Injections, Intramuscular

Francisella tularensis - isolation & purification

Tularemia - microbiology

Animals

Conjunctivitis, Bacterial - drug therapy

Nafcillin - administration & dosage

Adolescent

Rabbits - microbiology

Tularemia - drug therapy

Conjunctivitis, Bacterial - microbiology

Zoonoses - microbiology

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Title: Subtitle: Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome attributable to an encounter with a wild rabbit
Creators: S Thompson - Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
L Omphroy
T Oetting
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of ophthalmology, Vol.131(2), pp.283-284
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00954-5
PMID: 11228320
ISSN: 0002-9394
eISSN: 1879-1891
Language: English
Date published: 02/2001
Academic Unit: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Record Identifier: 9983980028702771

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