Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome consists of granulomatous conjunctivitis with ipsilateral preauricular lymphadenopathy. In India and worldwide, the most frequently identified infectious cause is:

• A Mycobacterium leprae
• B Treponema pallidum
• C Francisella tularensis
• D Bartonella henselae ✓

Explanation

Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome is unilateral granulomatous conjunctivitis accompanied by ipsilateral preauricular or submandibular lymphadenopathy, often with fever. Cat-scratch disease caused by Bartonella henselae is now the most common recognised cause worldwide, usually following inoculation by a feline scratch or lick. Tularemia is a classic but much rarer cause, syphilis and leprosy are exceptional, and this triad is not produced by lepromatous infection of the conjunctiva.

Reference: Parsons' Diseases of the Eye, 23rd ed.

High-yield for: NEET PGINI-CETNExTFMGEUSMLEPLABMRCP

Written and medically reviewed by the StethoPrep medical team.