Unilateral Brucella Dacryoadenitis A Case Report: Unilateral Brusella Dakriyoadeniti

Alper Mete; Ayşe Özlem Mete; Sabit Kimyon; İbrahim Edhem Yılmaz; Necdet A Bekir

doi:10.5152/eurjther.2017.190

Authors

Alper Mete Department of Opthalmology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep
Ayşe Özlem Mete Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Gaziantep 25 Aralık Public Hospital, Gaziantep
Sabit Kimyon Department of Opthalmology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep
İbrahim Edhem Yılmaz Department of Opthalmology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep
Necdet A Bekir Department of Opthalmology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/eurjther.2017.190

Keywords:

Bruselloz, dakriyoadenit, oküler bruselloz

Abstract

Brucellosis is a multi-systemic disease with the involvement of several organs and tissues. Ocular brucellosis is a rare type of the disease and manifests most commonly with uveitis, choroiditis, keratitis, and optic neuropathy. Here we report a 49-year-old female, who presented with unilateral dacryoadenitis. Ocular examination, magnetic resonance imaging of the orbits, serology, and blood culture confirmed the diagnosis of brucellosis. Rifampicin and ciprofloxacin were given to the patient for 6 weeks. At the first month control examination, patient’s ocular findings was completely resolved. Therefore we suggest that brucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with dacryoadenitis, particularly in endemic regions.

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