Pathological, immunohistochemical and microbiologicalal analysis of lacrimal sac biopsies in patients with chronic dacrocystitis

Pathological, immunohistochemical and microbiologicalal analysis of lacrimal sac biopsies in patients with chronic dacrocystitis

<b>AIM:</b>To analyze cases of obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct which creates a fertile environment for secondary bacterial infection and can result in dacryocystitis,which is a constant threat to cornea and orbital soft tissue and a potential source of endophthalmitis following intr...

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Main Authors: Rowayda Mahmoud Amin, Faten Aly Hussein, Hisham Farouk Idriss, Nesrine Fathy Hanafy, Dina Mohamed Abdallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
dacrocystitis
lacrimal sac biopsy
chronic inflammation
lacrimal duct obstruction
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874522/

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3874522/

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