“Parinaud's”

The following 2 entries include the term Parinaud's.

Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome

noun

: 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)

Parinaud's syndrome

noun

: paralysis of the upward movements of the two eyes that is associated especially with a lesion or compression of the superior colliculi of the midbrain


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