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Lacrimal gland ductal cyst abscess.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11281587     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To describe a case of lacrimal gland ductal cyst complicated by secondary infection. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 51-year-old woman presented acutely with an enlarging, painful mass in the superotemporal fornix. Clinical examination, echography, and surgical evaluation revealed a lacrimal gland ductal cyst with abscess formation. The lacrimal gland cyst was treated with oral antibiotics in combination with incision, drainage, and marsupialization. CONCLUSIONS: Lacrimal gland ductal cysts are rare but must be considered in the differential diagnosis of lacrimal gland and upper eyelid mass lesions. Typically, lacrimal gland ductal cysts develop after chronic inflammation, infection, or trauma. We describe a patient who presented acutely with a lacrimal gland ductal cyst associated with a rare complication of abscess formation.
Authors:
C W Eifrig; N A Chaudhry; D T Tse; I U Scott; A G Neff
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0740-9303     ISO Abbreviation:  Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg     Publication Date:  2001 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-02     Completed Date:  2001-07-19     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8508431     Medline TA:  Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  131-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33136, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abscess / microbiology*,  therapy,  ultrasonography
Amoxicillin / therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacitracin / therapeutic use
Cysts / microbiology*,  therapy,  ultrasonography
Diagnosis, Differential
Drainage
Eye Infections, Bacterial* / microbiology,  therapy,  ultrasonography
Female
Humans
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / microbiology*,  therapy,  ultrasonography
Middle Aged
Ointments
Staphylococcal Infections* / microbiology,  therapy,  ultrasonography
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Ointments; 1405-87-4/Bacitracin; 26787-78-0/Amoxicillin

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