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[Mycotic dacryocystitis related to naso-lacrimal stent. Case report].

AbstractCASE 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.
AuthorsN Toledano Fernández, S García Sáenz, A Arteaga Sánchez, C Dávila Rodríguez, C Ibarburen González-Arenas, M J Mestre De Juan
JournalArchivos 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 TitleDacriocistitis micótica asociada a prótesis naso-lagrimal. Caso clínico.
PMID12098812 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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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