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Acute dacryocystitis presenting as an orbital abscess
Author(s) -
Ataullah Sajid,
Sloan Brian
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2002.00476.x
Subject(s) - medicine , orbital cellulitis , abscess , dacryocystitis , cellulitis , surgery , cellulite , radiological weapon , chronic dacryocystitis , radiology , dacryocystorhinostomy
Abstract Acute dacryocystitis usually presents as a preseptal infection, but can uncommonly be associated with orbital cellulitis. Orbital abscess formation is, however, very rare. The case is presented of a 60‐year‐old woman with an extraconal abscess secondary to acute dacryocystitis. The clinical, radiological and intraoperative findings are discussed.