A Para-Canalicular Abscess Resembling an Inflamed Chalazion

Background. Lacrimal infections by Actinomyces are rare and commonly misdiagnosed for long periods of time. They account for 2% of all lacrimal diseases. Case Report. We report a case of a 70-year-old female patient suffering from a para-canalicular abscess in the medial canthus of the left eye, bes...

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Main Authors: Diamantis Almaliotis, Elias Nakos, Thomas Siempis, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Ioannis Kostopoulos, Maria Chatzipantazi, Vasileios Karampatakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/618367