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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan;36(1):117-119.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001365.

Bilateral Dacryoadenitis: Don't Forget Tuberculosis!

Marta Ruman-Colombier  1 , Pierre-Alex Crisinel, Nadine Cohen-Dumani, Giorgio Ceschi, Isabelle Rochat Guignard
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Case Reports

Bilateral Dacryoadenitis: Don't Forget Tuberculosis!

Marta Ruman-Colombier et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

Tuberculous dacryoadenitis occurs rarely. It should be suspected in children presenting with unremitting inflammation of the lacrimal gland despite standard antibiotic and/or anti-inflammatory treatment, and a thorough systemic evaluation should be undertaken to identify a primary infectious site. We present an adolescent girl in whom bilateral dacryoadenitis was the first sign of pulmonary tuberculosis.

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