Brucella melitensis dacryoadenitis: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To present a case of brucellosis-related unilateral dacryoadenitis.


METHODS
A 16-year-old boy had unilateral lacrimal gland enlargement, shown by magnetic resonance imaging of the orbits. Clinical findings, tube agglutination, the culture of a lacrimal gland aspirate, and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of brucellosis.


RESULTS
Tube agglutination testing for brucellosis gave a titer of over 1/640. The aspirate from the lacrimal glands grew Brucella melitensis and histopathological findings were consistent with brucellosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Dacryoadenitis may occur in the course of systemic brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis.
Bekir
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Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Gaziantep University, Turkey.
Güngör
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Namiduru
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D000293:Adolescent; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000382:microbiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin