Dacryoadenitis Associated With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Abstract

A 14-year-old female with juvenile idiopathic arthritis presented with left-sided recurrent painful periorbital swelling of 5 months duration. MRI revealed enlargement of the left lacrimal gland with extensive inflammatory change involving the orbital and periorbital soft tissues. Lacrimal gland biopsy showed evidence of chronic inflammation, and she had intralesional steroid injection at the time of biopsy. She remained asymptomatic at 6-month follow-up visit. Although juvenile idiopathic arthritis is usually related to intraocular inflammation, it may rarely be associated with dacryoadenitis.

Acute Partial Oculomotor Nerve Palsy and Optic Neuritis Preceding Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Case Report

“…inflammation like dacryoadenitis and myositis [2,3]. Arthritis usually precedes its uveitis, whereas JIA presenting as uveitis is rarely seen [1].…”