Cat scratch disease bacilli in the conjunctiva of patients with Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome

Ophthalmology. 1985 Sep;92(9):1282-7. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(85)33870-8.

Abstract

Unilateral conjunctivitis with regional lymphadenitis has been designated Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome (POGS). The cause has been attributed to various infectious agents, especially leptothrix and the unidentified agent of cat scratch disease (CSD). In 1983-84 the cause of CSD in lymph node and skin was established as small pleomorphic gram-negative bacilli. We now report identical bacteria in the conjunctival lesions of 9 of 24 patients with POGS. This confirms the belief that the CSD bacillus is a major cause of POGS.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bacillus / isolation & purification*
  • Bacillus / ultrastructure
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / microbiology*
  • Cat-Scratch Disease / pathology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Conjunctiva / microbiology*
  • Conjunctiva / ultrastructure
  • Conjunctivitis / complications*
  • Conjunctivitis / microbiology
  • Conjunctivitis / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lymphatic Diseases / complications*
  • Lymphatic Diseases / microbiology
  • Lymphatic Diseases / pathology
  • Male
  • Syndrome