Case description
We report here a case of haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in
a traveller returning from the Union of the Comoros* to
Marseille, France. The patient was in his 20s, born in
France, and presented on 14 May 2012 with a diagnosis
of lower limb erysipelas secondary to super-infection
of arthropod bites, and a bilateral haemorrhagic
purulent conjunctivitis that started four days earlier.
He had been staying from 15 April to 14 May 2012 in
the south of the island of Ngazidja (Grande Comore)
with the purpose of visiting friends and relatives. He
reported that five close members of his family, as well
as other inhabitants of the same village, were affected
by bilateral conjunctivitis during his stay. In our hospital,
the erysipela was successfully treated by antibiotic
therapy (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, 3 g per day) and
the patient was discharged on 18 May, with improvement
of conjunctivitis symptoms using nonantibiotic
eye lubricant drops. No secondary conjuntivitis cases
were observed among his relatives in France.