title: Dacryoadenitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: A healthy 23-year-old man developed swelling of his left upper eyelid, conjunctival chemosis, and ocular motility restriction associated with epiphora and purulent discharge from the lacrimal ductules. Clinical examination, imaging, and culture results disclosed dacryoadenitis caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of methicillin-resistant S. aureus-associated dacryoadenitis.
authors.affiliation: The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Aarup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubal
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Garibaldi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin