[Epstein-Barr virus bilateral dacryoadenitis: case report].
The authors present a rare case of acute bilateral dacryoadenitis in association with infectious mononucleosis. A 27 year-old woman had acute bilateral lacrimal gland enlargement with inflammatory signs. The CT scan findings and laboratorial investigations confirmed the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis. The systemic treatment with intravenous steroids was initiated leading to complete remission of the signs and symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
Dacryoadenitis is an uncommon manifestation of infectious mononucleosis and may minimize other signs of the disease. Mononucleosis has to be considered in acute dacryoadenitis cases. Systemic steroids contribute to the fast regression of inflammatory condition.
Moscovici
Bernardo Kaplan
BK
Departamento de Oftalmologia, Santa Casa de Misericórida de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. bernardokaplan@yahoo.com.br
Romero
Ivana Lopes
IL
Vital Filho
José
J
Bison
Simone Haber Duellberg Von Faber
SH
D000328:Adult; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*