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Dacryocystitis
Aka: Dacryocystitis- Pathophysiology
- Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
- Causes
- Inflammation
- Neoplasm
- Symptoms
- Eye Irritation from wind, dust or smoke
- Eye Pain
- Epiphora
- Eye Irritation from wind, dust or smoke
- Signs
- Acute
- Inflammation of the medial portion of lower lid
- Pain, tenderness, swelling, redness
- Purulent discharge over Conjunctiva
- Inflammation of the medial portion of lower lid
- Chronic
- Pressure on puncta expresses fluid
- Conjunctivitis
- Blepharitis
- Acute
- Lab
- Exudate culture and Gram Stain