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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 534-536 |
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Systemic sarcoidosis presenting as nasolacrimal duct obstruction – A rare presentation
Shebin Salim1, Marian Pauly1, Subramanian Krishnakumar2
1 Department of Orbit, Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology, Giridhar Eye Institute, Kochi, Kerala, India
2 Department of Pathology, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Shebin Salim
Department of Orbit, Oculoplasty and Ocular Oncology, Giridhar Eye Institute, Kochi, Kerala
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1524_21
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Lacrimal sac sarcoidosis is rare and reported in 7.7% of the cases of systemic sarcoidosis. Nasolacrimal duct obstruction, as the initial presentation of sarcoidosis, is very rare. A 50-year-old woman presented to us with complaints of watering and discharge from the right eye for the past 3 months. On examination, she was found to have a right-sided nasolacrimal duct obstruction and underwent external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). Intraoperatively, a biopsy was done because of the abnormally thickened sac wall. The histopathology examination was suggestive of granulomatous inflammation. After ruling out tuberculosis and fungal infection with the appropriate investigation, a diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis with lacrimal sac involvement was made because of the mediastinal lymphadenopathy on computed tomography. She was treated with a course of oral steroids along with immunosuppressants for 3 months. There was no evidence of recurrence at 8 months of follow-up.
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