Dacryoadenitis is inflammation of the tear-producing gland (lacrimal gland).
Acute dacryoadenitis is most commonly due to viral or bacterial infection. Common causes include mumps, Epstein-Barr virus, staphylococcus, and gonococcus.
Chronic dacryoadenitis is most often due to noninfectious inflammatory disorders. Examples include sarcoidosis, thyroid eye disease, and orbital pseudotumor.
Symptoms may include:
If the cause of dacryoadenitis is a viral condition such as mumps, rest and warm compresses may be enough. In other cases, the treatment depends on the disease that caused the condition.
Motohisa Yamamoto practices in Tokyo, Japan. Yamamoto is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Dacryoadenitis. They are also highly rated in 15 other conditions, according to our data. Their top areas of expertise are IgG4-Related Disease, Dacryoadenitis, Sialadenitis, Mikulicz Disease, and Tissue Biopsy.
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Nandini Bothra practices in Hyderabad, India. Bothra is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Dacryoadenitis. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Dacryoadenitis, Blocked Tear Duct, Lacrimal Gland Tumor, Epidermoid Cyst, and Endoscopy.
Most people will fully recover from dacryoadenitis. For more serious causes, such as sarcoidosis, the outlook depends on the disease that caused this condition.
Swelling may be severe enough to put pressure on the eye and distort vision. Some people who were first thought to have dacryoadenitis may turn out to have cancer of the lacrimal gland.
Contact your health care provider if swelling or pain increase despite treatment.
Mumps can be prevented by getting vaccinated. You can avoid getting infected with gonococcus, the bacteria that cause gonorrhea, by using safe sex practices. Most other causes cannot be prevented.
Methods: Participants 18 years and older who present to the William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak, Michigan outpatient ophthalmology clinic with a chief complaint of epiphora (excessive tearing) who necessitate bilateral lower lid probing and irrigation of the lacrimal drainage system will be enrolled in the study. One eye will be randomized to receive a drop of the anesthetic Proparacaine hydrochloride 0....
Summary: Ophthalmic topical antibiotics are commonly prescribed in clinical practice for several indications such as bacterial conjunctivitis, keratitis, blepharitis, dacryocystitis and also as prophylaxis. Aminoglycosides (i.e. gentamicin) and fluoroquinolones (i.e. ciprofloxacin) are among the most frequently used substance classes. There is evidence that topical non-antibiotic eye drops might have an ef...
Published Date: August 18, 2020
Published By: Franklin W. Lusby, MD, ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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