title: Bilateral Dacryoadenitis: Don't Forget Tuberculosis!
abstract: Tuberculous dacryoadenitis occurs rarely. It should be suspected in children presenting with unremitting inflammation of the lacrimal gland despite standard antibiotic and/or anti-inflammatory treatment, and a thorough systemic evaluation should be undertaken to identify a primary infectious site. We present an adolescent girl in whom bilateral dacryoadenitis was the first sign of pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland; †Unit of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland; ‡General Pediatrics Practice, Vevey, Switzerland; and §Ophthalmology Practice, Vevey, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruman-Colombier
authors.forename: Pierre-Alex
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Crisinel
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cohen-Dumani
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ceschi
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rochat Guignard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents