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Dacryoadenitis, Dacryocystitis, and Canaliculitis

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Dacryoadenitis may be infectious or non-infectious in etiology (non-specific orbital inflammation of the lacrimal gland ), present in a similar fashion and may be difficult to distinguish from one another in the early phase. Dacryocystitis commonly presents with tearing, redness, swelling and a tender mass over the nasolacrimal crest area and generally has a well-recognized clinical presentation. Intermittent episodes of tearing that may be very severe at times secondary to dacryocystic retention and/or a dacryolith may be more difficult to recognize. Canaliculitis often presents with recurrent discharge despite multiple antibiotic drops. A “pouting punctum” and expression of canaliculiths helps confirm the clinical diagnosis. This chapter will review each entity and provide clinical clues to help diagnose each more readily

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Jordan, D.R., Stoica, B. (2020). Dacryoadenitis, Dacryocystitis, and Canaliculitis. In: El Toukhy, E. (eds) Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36934-7_25

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