Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis - the answer to a three-year history of red eye

Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2018 Jul-Aug;81(4):341-343. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20180067.

Abstract

Chronic lacrimal canaliculitis is a rare infection of the lacrimal system, and can lead to misdiagnosis due to its overlapping presentation to other common entities. The authors report a case of lacrimal canaliculitis with a three-year history of recurrent unilateral red eye and mucopurulent discharge. Here, we describe the clinical course, surgical details, and microbial analysis of canaliculitis infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Canaliculitis / diagnosis*
  • Canaliculitis / microbiology
  • Canaliculitis / surgery
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / surgery
  • Streptococcus constellatus / isolation & purification*