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Dacryoadenitis

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Dacryoadenitis, Lacrimal Gland Inflammation

  • Epidemiology
  1. Uncommon pediatric infection
  • Pathophysiology
  1. Inflammation of lacrimal gland
  • Causes
  1. Acute
    1. Gonorrhea
    2. Epstein Barr Virus
    3. Influenza
    4. Parainfluenza
  2. Chronic
    1. Sarcoidosis
    2. Sjogren Syndrome
    3. Graves Disease
    4. Syphilis
    5. Tuberculosis
    6. Trachoma
  • Complications
  1. Rarely superinfected with Bacteria
  • Differential Diagnosis
  1. See Dacryocystitis
  • Management
  1. Conservative
    1. Warm compresses
    2. Analgesics
  2. If suspect secondary Bacterial Infection
    1. Cephalexin (Keflex)
    2. Consider treatment for Dacryocystitis
  • References
  1. Singh in Roy (2013) EMedicine (online)
    1. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1210342-overview