Epstein-Barr virus dacryoadenitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To describe the clinical features of lacrimal gland inflammation associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. The clinical records, laboratory data, and radiographs of patients who had inflammation of one or both lacrimal glands that had begun less than 4 weeks previously were reviewed. Sixteen patients with dacryoadenitis were encountered between 1980 and 1996, a cumulative frequency of approximately one case per 10,000 new ophthalmic outpatients. Six individuals had serologic or other evidence of recent Epstein-Barr virus infection and were distinguished by the presence of regional lymphadenopathy, no purulent discharge, and a duration of symptoms of 6 weeks. Epstein-Barr virus is a probable cause of unilateral and bilateral dacryoadenitis in young adults.
Medical subject headings
- Capsid Proteins
- Dacryocystitis
- Eye Infections, Viral
- Herpesviridae Infections
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Lacrimal Apparatus
- Tumor Virus Infections