The frequency of granulomatous lacrimal gland inflammation as a cause of lacrimal gland enlargement in patients without a diagnosis of systemic sarcoidosis.

Discussion: In patients with clinical lacrimal gland enlargement, incisional biopsy led to a diagnosis of sarcoidosis in 20% of patients. An elevated ACE level may help predict which patients have a greater diagnostic yield with biopsy. PMID: 23480843 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23480843?dopt=Abstract

Source: Orbit - May 26, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Rabinowitz MP, Halfpenny CP, Bedrossian EH Tags: Orbit Source Type: research