Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Ophthalmology

Dacryocystitis Complicated with Abscess: A Case Report

Lucrèce Joanelle Vydalie Eriga *

Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Militaire D’instruction, Mohammed V-Rabat, Morocco.

Ricardo Mendes

Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Militaire D’instruction, Mohammed V-Rabat, Morocco.

Arnaud Hugues Yonli Yempabou

Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Militaire D’instruction, Mohammed V-Rabat, Morocco.

Keith Adjatin Rolyf Awore

Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Militaire D’instruction, Mohammed V-Rabat, Morocco.

Fadhloullahi Khidrou Sambou Oumarou

Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Militaire D’instruction, Mohammed V-Rabat, Morocco.

Yassine Mouzari

Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Militaire D’instruction, Mohammed V-Rabat, Morocco.

Abdelbarre Oubaaz

Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Militaire D’instruction, Mohammed V-Rabat, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Objective: To describe a case of dacryocystitis complicated by an abscess.

Case: This is the case of a 66-year-old patient who had been treated for dacryocystitis for two months, complicated by a recurrent abscess. The Treatment consisted of antibiotic therapy and drainage of the abscess, which progressed well. A dacryocystorhinostomy was performed after infection control.

Keywords: Dacryocystitis, abscess, treatment, dacryocystorhinostomy

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