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Gonococcal dacryoadenitis is uncommon, and its diagnosis may be delayed especially if there is a low index of clinical suspicion. Making an early diagnosis is extremely important because in some cases the organism may spread contiguously, leading to vision-threatening sequelae such as corneal perforation. The authors present a case report of a patient diagnosed with gonococcal dacryoadenitis complicated by orbital cellulitis. Our case demonstrates that in all cases of purulent dacryoadenitis, urgent evaluation, cultures and treatment is crucial, and it is prudent to consider gonococcal dacryoadenitis as a rare but possible differential in patients who are sexually active with an unexplained cause for dacryoadenitis.
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