title: Tubercular dacryoadenitis--a case report and review of literature.
abstract: A case of a 56 year old lady presenting clinically with a slow growing painless mass of the left lacrimal gland, the histopathplogical examination of which was consistent with a diagnosis of tubercular dacryoadenitis, is described. Tubercular dacryoadenitis is uncommon, with the diagnosis usually made on histological examination of the lacrimal gland. Other cases of tubercular dacryoadenitis reported in literature are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh. bansalrk@emmtal.com
authors.forename: Rakesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Chintan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Rozi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Sunandan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
mesh_terms: D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis*