title: Lacrimal canaliculitis.
abstract: Lacrimal canaliculitis is an infection of the lacrimal duct system. The classic features of lacrimal canaliculitis are mild to severe swelling of the canaliculus, mucopurulent discharge from the punctum, and a red, pouting punctum. Canaliculotomy with systemic or topical antibiotics is the most appropriate treatment for this disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Fulmer
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Bussard
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D009355:Neomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011112:Polymyxin B / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009355:Neomycin; D011112:Polymyxin B