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Dacryoadenitis: Follow-up
Updated: Mar 19, 2009
Follow-up
Further Outpatient Care
- Acute dacryoadenitis: For most patients, 2-6 weeks of follow-up care on an outpatient basis is necessary after beginning the initial treatment.
- Chronic dacryoadenitis: Patient should receive follow-up care, in conjunction with the primary care physician, on an outpatient basis.
Prognosis
- Acute dacryoadenitis: Prognosis is good. Acute dacryoadenitis is a self-limiting condition in most instances.
- Chronic dacryoadenitis: Prognosis is dependent on the management of the associated chronic systemic condition.
Miscellaneous
Medicolegal Pitfalls
- If the conservative management of acute dacryoadenitis is not effective, then one should consider obtaining a CT scan of the orbits with contrast (see Imaging Studies) to rule out a malignant process.
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Further Reading
Keywords
dacryoadenitis, acute dacryoadenitis, chronic dacryoadenitis, lacrimal gland, lacrimal gland inflammation, inflammation of lacrimal gland, inflammatory enlargement of lacrimal gland, lacrimal gland tumors
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