Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Dacryocystitis presenting as post-septal cellulitis: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Case report Open Access Dacryocystitis presenting as post-septal cellulitis a case report Scott E Henney 1 3 Mike J Brookes1 Kevin Clifford2 and Anirvan Banerjee1 Address 1ENT Department James Cook University Hospital Marton Road Middlesbrough UK 2Radiology Department James Cook University Hospital Marton Road Middlesbrough UK and 350 Lyndon Road Sutton Coldfield West Midlands WS9 0RJ. UK Email Scott E Henney - Mike J Brookes - mikebrookes@ Kevin Clifford - Anirvan Banerjee - Corresponding author Published 5 September 2007 Received 24 May 2007 _ . - - . IA I tn -rr- I I -7-7 Accepted 5 September 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007 1 77 doi 1752-1947-1-77 This article is available from http content 1 1 77 2007 Henney et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Dacryocystitis is relatively common the majority of patients present with pre-septal cellulitis and not an orbital abscess due to anatomical barriers. The authors report a case of dacryocystitis presenting as post-septal cellulitis in a postmenopausal lady with an underlying malignancy. Following antibiotic therapy and elective dacryocystorhinostomy the patient is still under followup and has no further recurrence of symptoms. Orbital abscess in postmenopausal women presenting with dacryocystitis should be considered as prompt recognition and early surgical intervention is required to prevent visual loss. Background Dacryocystitis is associated with pyrexia and severe erythematous swelling around the nasal aspect of the lower lid. The majority of patients with
