Intralesional Steroid Injection for Management of Acute Idiopathic Dacryoadenitis: A Preliminary Result

In Brief Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of intralesional injection of steroid as a new line of therapy in treatment of the acute form of an isolated idiopathic dacryoadenitis. Methods: Five patients with unilateral isolated acute idiopathic dacryoadenitis were included in the study. In 2 patients, the pathology was recurrent. Intralesional injection of 2 to 4 ml betamethasone suspension (1 ml contains 2 mg betamethasone sodium phosphate and 5 mg betamethasone dipropionate) was followed by cold compression for 6 hours. Systemic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were given for 2 weeks after the injection. Results: Dramatic response was achieved within 7 days after injection in all cases. No patient had recurrence during the follow-up period of 8 to 19 months. Conclusions: The excellent preliminary results make this new line of therapy highly promising. However, more study and long-term follow-up are recommended. The use of intralesional steroid injection for management of isolated acute idiopathic dacryoadenitis is promising.