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  1. J.P.C. Peper

    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    What’s your diagnosis?

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    A case of dacryocystitis..an infection of the left sided tear duct
     

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    dacryocystitis sinistra
     

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    Dacryocystitis.

    This is an inflammation of the nasolacrimal sac, frequently caused by nasolacrimal duct obstruction or infection (mainly by S. Aureus and S. Pneumoniae). The nasolacrimal duct connects the lacrimal canaliculi with the nose.
     

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