CANALICULITIS DUE TO ACTINOMYCES - CASE-R EPORTS

Canaliculitis is a relatively rare dacryocanal infection which occurs mostly unilateral. It can easily be misinterpreted and not sufficientl y treated. Typical agents of the canaliculitis are actinomyces, that c an cause infections of the hollow spaces with formation of concrements . The clinical courses of two patients are shown. One of them was trea ted for a dacryocystitis for 3 years and the other one had been referr ed to the eye hospital for chalazion removal. Only a microbiologic exa mination including cultivation of the surgically obtained dacryolithes and secretion enabled us to a reliable proof of the actinomyces and t o an appropriate therapy for canaliculitis.