Is dacryocystitis contagious

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Dacryocystitis is a kind of eye disease. After getting the disease, there will be redness and swelling of the eye skin and many eye secretions. So, is dacryocystitis infectious? Let's have a look.

Is dacryocystitis contagious

First of all, the disease of dacryocystitis is not infectious, dacryocystitis is generally manifested as chronic and acute, and chronic is the most common. Acute dacryocystitis is often the acute attack of chronic dacryocystitis, which is caused by the infection of virulent bacteria such as Streptococcus or mixed Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dacryocystitis is due to patients suffering from trachoma, chronic conjunctivitis or chronic rhinitis for a long time, involving the nasolacrimal duct mucosa, resulting in nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Secondly, the exact cause of dacryocystitis has not yet been determined. Dacryocystitis is often secondary to adjacent tissues, such as inflammation of conjunctiva, nasal cavity and paranasal sinus, or some special infections, such as tuberculosis or syphilis. The reason of primary lacrimal duct is not clear.

Finally, it is caused by obstruction or stenosis of nasolacrimal duct. This is a common eye disease, which is common in middle-aged and elderly women, especially in rural and remote areas. It is caused by obstruction or stenosis of nasolacrimal duct. Common in trachoma, lacrimal duct trauma, rhinitis, nasal septum deviation, nasal polyps, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, obstruction of nasolacrimal duct, tear can not be discharged, long-term retention in the lacrimal sac. After the emergence of such diseases, we must pay attention to them, especially active and timely treatment.

matters needing attention

Dacryocystitis disease in the emergence of a timely treatment, and treatment methods are more, patients need to pay attention to is to the formal professional hospital, do not delay the situation.