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Bilateral Lacrimal Sac Swelling in a Newborn
- Source :
- NeoReviews. 20(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- A term male newborn develops a painful bilateral swelling over both lacrimal sacs with purulent ocular discharge. A 5-day-old male newborn presents to the emergency department with bilateral mucopurulent ocular discharge and is given a topical antibiotic. On the following day, he develops a painful bilateral swelling over both lacrimal sacs. No fever, nasal obstruction, or respiratory difficulty are present. According to the mother, he had a blueish coloration of both medial canthal regions since birth. ### Physical Examination
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Erythema
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Respiratory difficulty
Infant, Newborn
Mucocele
Physical examination
Lacrimal sac swelling
medicine.disease
Lacrimal sac
Dacryocystitis
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Edema
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
medicine
Humans
medicine.symptom
business
Mucopurulent ocular discharge
Nasolacrimal Duct
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15269906
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- NeoReviews
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3caa985938e4948abeceb9d46309cdc2