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KMID : 0361720040150040388
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Korean Journal of perinatology
2004 Volume.15 No. 4 p.388 ~ p.392
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Case Reports : A Case of Respiratory Distress associated with Congenital Bilateral Nasolacrimal Duct Mucoceles
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Joung Jae-Il
Kim Kyoung-Soo
Park Kie-Young
Kim Bong-Seung
Lee Jung-Zoo
Park Man-Su
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Abstract
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Congenital obstruction of the nasolacrimal drainage system commonly occurs, but rarely causes significant symptoms. A congenital nasolacrimal duct mucocele (NLDM) is an uncommon condition due to a distal and proximal obstruction of the nasolacrimal drainage system. It may presents an asymptomatic medial canthal mass, epiphora, dacryocystitis, periorbital cellulitis, sepsis and nasal obstruction. It is a rarely reported cause of respiratory distress in the newborn. Bilateral NLDSMs may cause severe respiratory distress in the newborn and must be required surgical intervention to
relieve the obstruction. Nasal endoscopy, CT scan and MRI scan are used in the diagnostic work-ups to evaluate the condition. We report a case of bilateral nasolacrimal duct mucoceles which presented with respiratory distress in newborn.
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KEYWORD
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Nasolacrimal duct mucocele, Respiratory distress, Newborn
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