Abstract | CASE REPORT: A nasolacrimal stent was placed in a diabetic woman with a ten-year history of epiphora. Three months later the non-functional stent was removed and taken for histological study. A presumed diagnosis of fungical dacryocystitis was then established. An external dacryocystorhinostomy was performed and the obtained cultures confirmed Candida albicans as the infective agent. DISCUSSION: Only 1.2% of all dacryocystitis are due to fungal agents. This possibility must be considered when evaluating a routine chronic dacryocystitis. Cultures should be obtained when removing a nasolacrimal stent in order to rule out different causes of nasolacrymal obstruction.
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Authors | N Toledano Fernández, S García Sáenz, A Arteaga Sánchez, C Dávila Rodríguez, C Ibarburen González-Arenas, M J Mestre De Juan |
Journal | Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
(Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol)
Vol. 77
Issue 7
Pg. 389-92
(Jul 2002)
ISSN: 0365-6691 [Print] Spain |
Vernacular Title | Dacriocistitis micótica asociada a prótesis naso-lagrimal. Caso clínico. |
PMID | 12098812
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Candidiasis
(etiology)
- Constriction, Pathologic
(surgery)
- Dacryocystitis
(etiology, microbiology)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
(complications)
- Eye Infections, Fungal
(etiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
(surgery)
- Middle Aged
- Nasolacrimal Duct
(microbiology, surgery)
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
(etiology, microbiology)
- Stents
(adverse effects)
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