Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome

Par·i·naud's oc·u·lo·glan·du·lar syndrome

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\ˌpar-i-ˈnōz-ˌäk-yə-lō-ˈglan-jə-lər-\

Definition of PARINAUD'S OCULOGLANDULAR SYNDROME

: conjunctivitis that is often unilateral, is usually characterized by dense local infiltration by lymphoid tissue with tenderness and swelling of the preauricular lymph nodes, and is usually associated with a bacterial infection (as in cat scratch disease and tularemia)—called also Parinaud's conjunctivitis

Biographical Note for PARINAUD'S OCULOGLANDULAR SYNDROME

Pa·ri·naud \pȧ-rē-nō\ Henri (1844–1905), French ophthalmologist. In 1889 Parinaud described an infectious tuberculous conjunctivitis that can be transmitted from animals to humans. This conjunctivitis is now known as Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome.