Abstract
A 6-day-old infant presented with a deeply bluish cystic mass below the right medial canthus. She had been born healthy. Under the impression of a hemangioma brain computed tomography was conducted. As a result, a diagnosis of congenital dacryocystocele was made. We present this case to show that it is important for a dermatologist to correctly identify congenital dacryocystoceles and appropriately refer the infant to a pediatric ophthalmologist prior to performing invasive measures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 54-56 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Dermatology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2010 |
Keywords
- Congenital dacryocystocele
- Nasolacrimal obstruction