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BASICS
Description
- Dacryoadenitis and dacryocystitis are inflammatory conditions affecting the lacrimal system of the eye:
- Dacryoadenitis is inflammation or infection of the lacrimal gland from which tears are secreted.
- Dacryocystitis is an infection within the lacrimal drainage system.
- Dacryoadenitis may be a primarily inflammatory condition or an infectious process resulting from contiguous spread from a local source or systemic infection.
- Dacryocystitis is a suppurative infection involving an obstructed lacrimal duct and sac.
Epidemiology
More commonly seen on the left:
- Acquired:
- The majority of cases occur in woman over 40 yr with peak at 60–70 yr.
- Rarely seen in African Americans
- Congenital risks
Etiology—Dacryoadenitis