Esporotricose conjuntival felina

Sporotrichosis is a zoonosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii, which domestic cat is described as an important font of infection. Due to the lack of studies over ocular alterations that occur in feline sporotrichosis, this paper describes a case of ophthalmic alteration in a cat from the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro city without antecedent ocular injury history. Complete clinical examination was performed, verifying ulcerated cutaneous lesions and conjunctivitis. Material from a cutaneous lesion and from the left eyeball conjunctival sac was collected for citopathologic exam and mycologic culture, the diagnostic was confirmed through culture isolation of Sporothrix schenckii, from both the cutaneous and ocular lesions. Sporotrichosis treatment was started and 75 days after, the cutaneous lesions were healed and there was no sign of conjunctival alteration.