Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Conjunctival sporotrichosis from cat to human: Case report
- Journal:
- American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Usanee Reinprayoon et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence for Cornea and Stem Cell Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Corresponding author. Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University 1873 Rama 4 Rd. Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. · NL
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Purpose: To report a case of conjunctival plaque infected from Sporothrix schenckii, which was possible transmitted from a cat. Observations: A case of Thai woman presented with chronic painless ulcerated conjunctiva with white plaque. The lesion was not healed for one month after excision. She became concerned of getting infection from her cat because it developed chronic and multiple skin lesions on its legs. Identification of Sporothrix schenckii by PCR method was confirmed in the tissues from her conjunctiva and cat's skin. Conclusion and Importance: The diagnosis of Sporothrix infection should be suspected in atypical conjunctival lesion in patient who had closed contact with infected cat. This brought awareness to doctors and cat owners, even though it was uncommon.
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