First-Onset Dacryocystitis : Characterization, Treatment, and Prognosis
(2022) In Ophthalmology and Therapy 11(5). p.1735-1741- Abstract
Introduction: To assess the risk of recurrent dacryocystitis after first-onset dacryocystitis and to obtain a demographic profile and treatment characteristic for patients with first-onset dacryocystitis. Methods: A retrospective study was performed on patients who had first-onset dacryocystitis during the years 2010–2013. Patients were followed up for 3 years. The analysis focused on the recurrence of dacryocystitis, demographics, medical treatment, and choice of lacrimal surgery. Results: The inclusion criteria were met by 52 patients. Of these 15 (29%) had one or more recurrence of dacryocystitis, and 18 patients (34.6%) underwent lacrimal surgery. The mean age was 51.6 years (median 55.5, range 0–93). The female-to-male ratio was... (More)
Introduction: To assess the risk of recurrent dacryocystitis after first-onset dacryocystitis and to obtain a demographic profile and treatment characteristic for patients with first-onset dacryocystitis. Methods: A retrospective study was performed on patients who had first-onset dacryocystitis during the years 2010–2013. Patients were followed up for 3 years. The analysis focused on the recurrence of dacryocystitis, demographics, medical treatment, and choice of lacrimal surgery. Results: The inclusion criteria were met by 52 patients. Of these 15 (29%) had one or more recurrence of dacryocystitis, and 18 patients (34.6%) underwent lacrimal surgery. The mean age was 51.6 years (median 55.5, range 0–93). The female-to-male ratio was slightly under 3:1 (73.1%). The most frequent medical treatment was flucloxacillin capsules combined with chloramphenicol eye drops or ointment. Conclusions: The majority of patients with first-onset dacryocystitis had no further episodes of dacryocystitis. Some patients experienced recurrent and complicated infections requiring surgery and were thus a significant burden on the healthcare services. Various surgical options were used to clear the nasolacrimal obstruction causing dacryocystitis. Dacryocystorhinostomy was the most common procedure and showed excellent success rate.
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- Engelsberg, Karl LU and Sadlon, Mikael
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- 2022
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
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- keywords
- Dacryocystorhinostomy, First-onset dacryocystitis, Nasolacrimal duct obstruction, Retrospective study
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- Ophthalmology and Therapy
- volume
- 11
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 1735 - 1741
- publisher
- Springer
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- pmid:35788550
- scopus:85133523058
- ISSN
- 2193-8245
- DOI
- 10.1007/s40123-022-00544-5
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- English
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- yes
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