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dacryoadenitis
inflammation of the lacrimal gland
Etiology:
1) acute dacryoadenitis
a) bacterial infection
- Staphylococcus
- Neisseria gonorrhea
b) viral infection
- mumps
- Epstein-Barr virus
2) chronic dacryoadenitis
- sarcoidosis
- Graves ophthalmopathy
- orbital pseudotumor
Pathology:
- inflammatory enlargement of the lacrimal gland
Clinical manifestations:
- outer eyelid edema, erythema, tenderness
- ocular pain
- excess lacrimation
- preauricular lymphadenopathy
Radiology:
- computed tomography may be indicated for diagnosis in difficult cases [1]
Special laboratory:
- biopsy if rule out tumor is indicated
Complications:
- visual impairment from edema
Differential diagnosis:
- malignancy of lacrimal gland
Management:
- rest & warm compressed for viral dacryoadenitis
- other treatments specific to etiology
Related
lacrimal gland
General
lacrimal apparatus disease; lacrimal gland disease
inflammation
References
- PubMed Health: Dacryoadenitis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002592/
- Wikipedia: Dacryoadenitis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacryoadenitis
- Singh GJ and Roy H
eMedicine: Dacryoadenitis
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1210342-overview