Lacrimal Gland Abscess: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of the study was to report a rare case of lacrimal gland abscess.

Case presentation

A 47-year-old woman noticed upper eyelid swelling on the right side 1.5 months before referral to our service. Oral antibiotics were administered, based on the diagnosis of acute dacryoadenitis at another clinic. The symptom had once subsided 20 days later but recurred. On the first examination, the right upper eyelid was swollen with tenderness. The right lacrimal gland was palpable. Blood tests revealed positive proteinase 3-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody. T2-weighted magnetic resonance and diffusion-weighted images showed a high signal intensity lesion in an enlarged right lacrimal gland, while apparent diffusion coefficient map demonstrated the lesion with a low

SUBMITTER: Ito M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10703494 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature