Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome
noun
Par·i·naud's oc·u·lo·glan·du·lar syndrome
ˌpar-i-ˈnōz-ˌäk-yə-lō-ˈglan-jə-lər-
: 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
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