Aggregatibacter aphrophilus chronic lacrimal canaliculitis: a case report
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Aggregatibacter aphrophilus chronic lacrimal canaliculitis: a case report
BACKGROUND Chronic canaliculitis is often misdiagnosed as conjunctivitis, delaying proper documentation and management. Aggregatibacter aphrophillus has not been implicated in chronic canaliculitis. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of unilateral chronic epiphora associated with chronic lacrimal canaliculitis resistant to prolonged topical antibiotic treatment in a 65-year-old woman without ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-016-0312-3