Dacryocystocele: a rare cause of neonatal respiratory distress

Clara Moreno-CaleroHospital Universitari Son Espases, Department of Pediatrics; Division of Neonatology, Carretera de Valldemossa, Palma de Mallorca Balearic IslandsSpainCorrespondence[email protected]

Ignacio Benítez-SeguraHospital Universitari Son Espases, Department of Pediatrics; Division of Neonatology, Carretera de Valldemossa, Palma de Mallorca Balearic IslandsSpain

Laia Ferrés RamisHospital Universitari Son Espases, Department of Pediatrics; Division of Neonatology, Carretera de Valldemossa, Palma de Mallorca Balearic IslandsSpain

Consuelo Galiana FerréHospital Universitari Son Espases, Department of Pediatrics; Division of Neonatology, Carretera de Valldemossa, Palma de Mallorca Balearic IslandsSpain

Jordi Roldan BustoHospital Universitari Son Espases, Department of Radiology, Carretera de Valldemossa, Palma de Mallorca Balearic IslandsSpain

Pere Ramon Balliu-BadiaHospital Universitari Son Espases, Department of Pediatrics; Division of Neonatology, Carretera de Valldemossa, Palma de Mallorca Balearic IslandsSpain

Abstract

Dacryocystocele consist in congenital dilatation of the tear duct. It is a benign anomaly with a good prognosis that is caused by blockage of the nasolacrimal drainage system. Classically it appears as a bluish mass in the region of the inner edge of the eye and, less frequently, as respiratory distress in the neonatal period. We report a case of a newborn with episodic cyanosis and difficult feeding secondary to dacryocystocele.

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