A 16-year retrospective study of dacryocystitis in adult patients in the Moldavia Region, Romania.

CONCLUSIONS: In our region, CD is more frequent in senior women, probably due to their deficient immune system. Histological specimens of CD are not commonly found in practice of pathologists, but when the histological sections are analyzed they reflect a multitude of aspects that need to be known in order to guide ophthalmologists in their practice. In our region, CD is more frequent in senior women, probably due to their deficient immune system and to the specific anatomy of their nasolacrimal duct. The histological appearances varied from patient to patient and even in the same patient varied from one area to another. There were histopathological changes indicating adaptive changes, which could lead to the development of malignant tumors at this level. Therefore, there is a need for pat...

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