dacryoadenitis…

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dacryoadenitis, inflammation, the tear-producing gland, lacrimal gland, acute dacryoadenitis, commonly, due to viral, bacterial infection, common causes, mumps, epstein-barr virus, staphylococcus, gonococcus, chronic dacryoadenitis, due to noninfectious inflammatory disorders, examples include sarcoidosis, thyroid eye disease, orbital pseudotumor , swelling, the outer portion, the upper lid, redness, tenderness, pain, in the area of swelling, excess tearing, discharge, swelling of lymph nodes in front, the ear, dacryoadenitis, diagnosed by examination, the eyes, lids, special tests ct scan required to search, biopsy, needed to be sure that a tumor, the lacrimal gland is not present, cause of dacryoadenitis, viral condition mumps, simple rest, warm compresses all that is needed, treatment is specific, causative disease, most patients, fully recover from dacryoadenitis, more serious causes, sarcoidosis, prognosis, the underlying condition, swelling severe enough to put pressure on the eye, distort vision, patients first thought to have dacryoadenitis, turn out to have a malignancy, the lacrimal gland, call health care provider, swelling, pain increase, mumps, prevented by immunization, infection, gonococcus, bacteria causing gonorrhea, avoided by the use of condoms, most other causes, cannot be prevented.