Canaliculite: relato de caso e conduta / Canaliculitis: case report and management
Arq. bras. oftalmol
;
71(1): 107-109, jan.-fev. 2008. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS
| ID: lil-480029
RESUMO
A canaliculite é uma infecção rara do canalículo lacrimal, sendo o Actinomyces israelii o agente causal mais comum. O objetivo desse trabalho foi relatar uma doença rara, assim como seu manejo clínico e cirúrgico. Paciente feminina, 44 anos, apresentou um quadro compatível com canaliculite, sendo submetida à canaliculotomia com preservação do ponto lacrimal. A via lacrimal foi mantida intubada com tubo de silicone por 3 meses, associado a irrigações periódicas, com antibiótico, a fim de evitar complicações e a recidiva do quadro. O caso apresentado confirma os relatos da literatura nos quais o tratamento cirúrgico mostrouse superior ao conservador.
ABSTRACT
Canaliculitis is a rare infection of the lacrimal canaliculus with Actinomyces israelii as its most common etiologic agent. The objective of this paper is to report a rare pathology, as well as its clinical and surgical management. Female patient, 44 years old, presenting clinical manifestations compatible with canaliculitis, was submitted to surgical treatment preserving the lacrimal punctum. Intubation was performed into the lacrimal channel with silicone tube for three months, associated with periodical pre-programmed bathings with antibiotic, in order to avoid complications and recurrence. This case confirms the literature reports in which the surgical treatment is more effective than the conservative treatment.
Full text:
Available
Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Actinomycosis
/
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. oftalmol
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
HSE/BR
/
Hospital dos Servidores do Rio de Janeiro/BR
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS