Case of Double Dacryocystitis
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Orbital abscess secondary to acute dacryocystitis: case report.
Acute dacryocystitis usually induces preseptal infection. In rare instances the infection that is confined to the lacrimal sac can extend to the orbital contents resulting in orbital cellulitis. We present a case of intraconal abscess secondary to acute dacryocystitis and review the literature of orbital cellulitis resulting from acute lacrimal sac infection.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1918
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/0035915718011005121