This 60-year-old woman complained of swelling of the medial lower eyelid with discharge. Examination revealed inflammation of the lower canliculus with pus. The canal oculus was incised and curretaged multiple yellow concretions were expressed. The canaliculus was irrigated with antibiotic and treated with iodine application. This was a case of chronic canaliculitis caused by the bacteria Actinomyces Israeli.
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