A Para-Canalicular Abscess Resembling an Inflamed Chalazion
Joint Authors
Koletsa, Triantafyllia
Chatzipantazi, Maria
Almaliotis, Diamantis
Siempis, Thomas
Karampatakis, Vasileios
Kostopoulos, Ioannis
Nakos, Elias
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Lacrimal infections by Actinomyces are rare and commonly misdiagnosed for long periods of time.
They account for 2% of all lacrimal diseases.
Case Report.
We report a case of a 70-year-old female patient suffering from a para-canalicular abscess in the medial canthus of the left eye, beside the lower punctum lacrimale, resembling a chalazion.
Purulence exited from the punctum lacrimale due to inflammation of the inferior canaliculus (canaliculitis).
When pressure was applied to the mass, a second exit of purulence was also observed under the palpebral conjunctiva below the lacrimal caruncle.
A surgical excision was performed followed by administration of local antibiotic therapy.
The histopathological examination of the extracted mass revealed the existence of actinomycosis.
Conclusion.
Persistent or recurrent infections and lumps of the eyelids should be thoroughly investigated.
Actinomyces as a causative agent should be considered.
Differential diagnosis is broad and should include canaliculitis, chalazion, and multiple types of neoplasias.
For this reason, in nonconclusive cases, a histopathological examination should be performed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Almaliotis, Diamantis& Nakos, Elias& Siempis, Thomas& Koletsa, Triantafyllia& Kostopoulos, Ioannis& Chatzipantazi, Maria…[et al.]. 2013. A Para-Canalicular Abscess Resembling an Inflamed Chalazion. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Almaliotis, Diamantis…[et al.]. A Para-Canalicular Abscess Resembling an Inflamed Chalazion. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Almaliotis, Diamantis& Nakos, Elias& Siempis, Thomas& Koletsa, Triantafyllia& Kostopoulos, Ioannis& Chatzipantazi, Maria…[et al.]. A Para-Canalicular Abscess Resembling an Inflamed Chalazion. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485579
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485579