Table 2 Clinical presentations of the primary canaliculitis group and the non-canaliculitis group.

From: The novel diagnostic value and characteristic imaging features of CT dacryocystography in primary lacrimal canaliculitis

 

Canaliculitis

(126 subjects, 126 eyes)

Non-canaliculitis

(108 subjects, 134 eyes)

P value

Symptoms

 Epiphora

87 (69.0%)

84 (62.7%)

0.280a

 Mucopurulent discharge

103 (81.7%)

69 (51.5%)

< 0.001a

 Blood-tinged discharge

8 (6.3%)

0

0.003b

 Pain

43 (34.1%)

4 (3.0%)

< 0.001a

 Irritation

85 (67.5%)

53 (39.6%)

< 0.001 a

Clinical signs

 Medial Canthal Erythema

46 (36.5%)

7 (5.2%)

< 0.001a

 Granuloma mass protruding

from the punctum

13 (10.3%)

0

< 0.001 b

 Conjunctival Congestion

72 (57.1%)

82 (61.2%)

0.506 a

 Pouting punctum

56 (44.4%)

5 (3.7%)

< 0.001a

 Punctal regurgitation of

concretions under expression

62 (49.2%)

0

< 0.001b

 Palpable thickened canaliculus

49 (38.9%)

0

< 0.001b

Syringing

< 0.001a

 Patent

106 (84.1%)

73 (54.5%)

 

 Stenosis

8 (6.3%)

22 (16.4%)

 

 LDS obstructed

12 (9.5%)

39 (29.1%)

 
  1. aChi-square test. bFisher’s exact test. Values with P < 0.05 are shown in bold.
  2. LDS(lacrimal drainage system).
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