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Dacryoadenitis, acute

Dacryoadenitis, acute
The upper lid is swollen and tender and one can palpate the enlarged lacrimal gland in the temporal superior aspect of the orbit. Any swollen lacrimal gland leads to the typical S-shaped curve of the upper lid.
McCuen, Brooks, M.D., Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA
H04.0
Lacrimal System -> Lacrimal Gland Disease -> Inflammation -> Acute Dacryoadenitis
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