Dacriocistocele no adulto / Adult dacryocystocele

A dacriocistocele representa um saco lacrimal dilatado e é frequentemente considerada como tendo uma etiologia congênita. No entanto, dacriocistocele é uma doença rara em adultos. A característica clínica se caracteriza por um abaulamento indolor na região medial da órbita, inferior ao ligamento cantal medial. O teste de excreção lacrimal, endoscopia, tomografia computadorizada e ressonância magnética são utilizados para fazer o diagnóstico de dacriocistocele. Semelhante a pacientes pediátricos, marsupialização endoscópica do cisto nasal e a colocação de stent parece ser a terapêutica adequada. Em alguns casos o tratamento consiste na dacriocistorrinostomia externa.

The dacryocystocele represents a dilated lacrimal sac and is often considered as having a congenital etiology. However, dacryocystocele is a rare disease in adults. The clinical feature is characterized by a painless bulge in the medial region of the orbit, below the medial canthal ligament. The lacrimal excretion test, endoscopy, computerized tomography and magnetic resonance image are used to make the diagnosis of dacryocystocele. Similar to pediatric patients, endoscopic marsupialization of the cyst with nasal stenting seems to be the appropriate therapy. In some cases the treatment consists of external dacryocystorhinostomy.

Epidemiologia y etiología de la dacriocistitis aguda en el servicio de oftalmología del Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente, Concepción: Chile / Epidemiology and etiology of acute dacryocystitis in the ophthalmology service of the Guillermo Grant Benavente Hospital, Concepcion. Chile

La Dacriocistitis Aguda (DA) consiste en una inflamación del saco lagrimal y conducto nasolagrimal, secundario a un proceso infeccioso mayoritariamente o a estenosis senil del conducto, traumatismos, tumores, sinusitis, conjuntivitis crónica y/o canaliculitis. Los grupos etarios más afectados son los lactantes y personas de edad avanzada, especialmente mujeres. Los agentes infecciosos más frecuentemente involucrados son Staphylococcus aureus y Streptococcus beta-hemolítico. Objetivos: Determinar la frecuencia de la patología, tiempo de hospitalización, la distribución por edad, la prevalencia por sexo de esta patología, tipo de tratamiento recibido por los pacientes. Metodología: los datos requeridos para el estudio se obtuvieron de la revisión de los antecedentes de hospitalización y de las fichas clínicas. Resultados: En un total de 1.870 hospitalizaciones oftalmológicas efectuadas entre Junio y Diciembre de 2007, 102 fueron por DA (5,5 por ciento). El 78 por ciento de estos era de sexo femenino y el mayor número de consultas se dieron en personas con edades entre los 70 y 79 años (33.3 por ciento). El 52.9 por ciento de los casos necesitó solo un día de hospitalización, recibiendo tratamiento sistémico el 15,7 por ciento de los pacientes que presentaba complicaciones o reagudización del cuadro. Conclusiones: El porcentaje de hospitalizaciones por DA constituye el 5,5 por ciento del total de hospitalizaciones por patologías oculares, la cual se manifiesta mayormente en mujeres adultas mayores, con hospitalizaciones de un día y antibióticoterapia sistémica efectuada con cloxacilina.

Acute dacryocystitis is an inflammation of the lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct, mostly secondary infection process, or senile duct stenosis, trauma, tumors, sinusitis, or chronic conjunctivitis and canaliculitis. The age groups most affected are infants and elderly, especially women. Infectious agents most commonly involved are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus beta-hemolytic. There are no epidemiological studies or history of national and local causative of this condition. Objectives: To determine the frequency of hospitalization, the age distribution by sex and prevalence of this disease, know the length of hospital employee and the treatment received by patients Methodology: The data required for the study was obtained from a review of clinical records of patients Results. A total of 1870 hospitalizations eye made between June and Oecember 2007, 102 were for dacryocystitis (55 percent). 78 percent of patients were female and the largest number of inquiries occurred in patients aged 70 to 79 years (33.3 percent) The 52.9 percent of cases needed only one day of hospitalization, receiving systemic treatment for 15.7 percent of patients had complications or exacerbation of the clinical, being the drug of choice, cloxacillin. Conclusions: The incidence of hospitalizations for acute dacryocystitis is 5.5 percent of total hospitalizations for ocular pathologies. Oacryocystitis occurs mostly in older adults, whose age ranges are between 60 and 89 years, mostly female. The hospitalization time required is not more than one day to prepare for surgery, for the treatment of infectious event is performed as an outpatient. Systemic antibiotic therapy conducted in patients who show no response to empiric therapy is cloxacillin.

Intracanalicular antibiotics may obviate the need for surgical management of chronic suppurative canaliculitis.

Chronic suppurative lacrimal canaliculitis is an important cause of ocular surface discomfort. Treatment with topical antibiotics is often inadequate and surgical treatment by canaliculotomy and canalicular curettage has been the mainstay of treatment in the past. The role of canalicular antibiotic irrigation has been inadequately studied. We report the clinical features, microbiological profile and treatment outcome in a series of 12 patients with suppurative lacrimal canaliculitis. Two patients had Actinomyces infection, five had Nocardia infection and seven patients had polymicrobial infection. Three patients had resolution of canaliculitis on combination broad-spectrum topical antibiotic therapy using ciprofloxacin and fortified cefazolin. In nine patients, topical antibiotic therapy was combined with canalicular irrigation using fortified cefazolin. All patients had excellent resolution of canaliculitis without the need for surgical treatment. Availability of broad-spectrum antibiotics and canalicular irrigation may offer an alternative to surgery in the management of suppurative lacrimal canaliculitis.