Lacrimal Infections
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PATHOGENS
- Common pathogens:
- Dacryoadenitis (DA):
- Acute: staphylococci, streptococci; rarely N. gonorrhoeae.
- Chronic DA: usually non-infectious. If infectious, consider TB, syphilis, leprosy, cysticercosis, schistosomiasis; blastomycosis, histoplasmosis.
- Canaliculitis (CA):
- Acute: primary condition due to infection such as Actinomyces, Propionibacterium acnes, streptococcal species, Candida, Aspergillus, Nocardia, HSV, VZV. Many other pathogens described.
- Secondary CA: due to punctal or intracanalicular plug; common presentation is the dry eye syndrome.
- Dacrocystitis (DC):
- Acute: staphylococci, streptococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, H. influenzae.
- Chronic: fungal (Candida, Aspergillus), mycobacteria (TB and MOTT) and non-infectious causes (such as sarcoid).
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Last updated: July 2, 2016
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Lacrimal Infections." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540303/all/Lacrimal_Infections.
Auwaerter PG. Lacrimal Infections. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540303/all/Lacrimal_Infections. Accessed September 15, 2019.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2016). Lacrimal Infections. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540303/all/Lacrimal_Infections
Auwaerter PG. Lacrimal Infections [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2019 September 15]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540303/all/Lacrimal_Infections.
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