Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Center, Al Khoud, PO Box 566, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
J Med Case Rep. 2023 Oct 24;17(1):441. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-04175-7.
Dacryoadenitis is inflammation of the lacrimal gland, mainly caused by viral infection. It can also be caused by bacterial pathogens and non-infectious processes such as auto-immune diseases and malignancy. Chronic dacryoadenitis is rarely linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection, with only five reports in the literature.
A 26-year-old Arab woman experienced chronic inflammatory dacryoadenitis after a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection, which was successfully treated with oral prednisone.
Dacryoadenitis can occur due to inflammation caused by either SARS-CoV-2 exposure. The treatment typically involves the administration of steroids, with duration to be decided based on clinical response.
泪腺炎是泪腺的炎症，主要由病毒感染引起。它也可能由细菌病原体和非传染性过程引起，如自身免疫性疾病和恶性肿瘤。慢性泪腺炎很少与 SARS-CoV-2 感染有关，文献中仅有五例报告。
一名 26 岁的阿拉伯妇女在轻度 SARS-CoV-2 感染后经历了慢性炎症性泪腺炎，口服泼尼松治疗后成功治愈。
SARS-CoV-2 暴露引起的炎症可导致泪腺炎。治疗通常包括使用类固醇，具体持续时间取决于临床反应。
