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Acute dacryocystitis: another clinical manifestation of sporotrichosis
Freitas, Dayvison Francis Saraiva; Lima, Iluska Augusta Rocha; Curi, Carolina Lemos; Jordao, Livia; Zancope-Oliveira, Rosely Maria; Valle, Antonio Carlos Francesconi do; Galhardo, Maria Clara Gutierrez; Curi, Andre Luiz Land.
  • Freitas, Dayvison Francis Saraiva; Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia. BR
  • Lima, Iluska Augusta Rocha; Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia. BR
  • Curi, Carolina Lemos; Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia. BR
  • Jordao, Livia; Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia. BR
  • Zancope-Oliveira, Rosely Maria; Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia. BR
  • Valle, Antonio Carlos Francesconi do; Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia. BR
  • Galhardo, Maria Clara Gutierrez; Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia. BR
  • Curi, Andre Luiz Land; Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia. BR
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 108(7): 909-913, 1jan. 2013. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-696006
ABSTRACT
Sporotrichosis associated with exposure to domestic cats is hyperendemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A review of the clinical records at our institute revealed four patients with clinical signs of dacryocystitis and a positive conjunctival culture for Sporothrix who were diagnosed with Sporothrix dacryocystitis. Three patients were children (< 13 years of age) and one patient was an adult. Two patients reported contact with a cat that had sporotrichosis. Dacryocystitis was associated with nodular, ulcerated lesions on the face of one patient and with granulomatous conjunctivitis in two patients; however, this condition manifested as an isolated disease in another patient. All of the patients were cured of the fungal infections, but three patients had chronic dacryocystitis and one patient developed a cutaneous fistula. Sporotrichosis is usually a benign disease, but may cause severe complications when the eye and the adnexa are affected. Physicians, especially ophthalmologists in endemic areas, should be aware of the ophthalmological manifestations and complications of sporotrichosis.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sporotrichosis / Sporothrix / Dacryocystitis Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2013 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sporotrichosis / Sporothrix / Dacryocystitis Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2013 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Laboratorio de Doencas Infecciosas em Dermatologia/BR