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Neonatal dacryocystitis

MedGen UID:
542581
•Concept ID:
C0270178
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Neonatal Dacryocystitis; neonatal dacryocystitis
SNOMED CT: Neonatal dacryocystitis (23735003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0023023

Definition

Inflammation of the lacrimal sac in a newborn due to blocked drainage of tears or infection. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNeonatal dacryocystitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Conservative management of congenital dacryocystocele: resolution and complications.
Lee MJ, Park J, Kim N, Choung HK, Khwarg SI
Can J Ophthalmol 2019 Aug;54(4):421-425. Epub 2018 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2018.08.006. PMID: 31358138
Congenital dacryocystocele: diagnosis and treatment.
Cavazza S, Laffi GL, Lodi L, Tassinari G, Dall'Olio D
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2008 Dec;28(6):298-301. PMID: 19205594Free PMC Article
Management of congenital dacryocystocoele.
Sullivan TJ, Clarke MP, Morin JD, Pashby RC
Aust N Z J Ophthalmol 1992 May;20(2):105-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1992.tb00720.x. PMID: 1389126

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Universal ocular screening of 481 infants using wide-field digital imaging system.
Ma Y, Deng G, Ma J, Liu J, Li S, Lu H
BMC Ophthalmol 2018 Oct 30;18(1):283. doi: 10.1186/s12886-018-0943-7. PMID: 30376816Free PMC Article
A modified lacrimal sac implant for high-risk dacryocystorhinostomy.
De Castro DK, Santiago YM, Cunningham M, Gray ST, Metson R, Fay A
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2013 Sep-Oct;29(5):367-72. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31829a72d4. PMID: 23880973
Neonatal dacryocystitis associated with nasolacrimal duct cysts.
Lueder GT
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1995 Mar-Apr;32(2):102-6. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19950301-10. PMID: 7629663

Diagnosis

Universal ocular screening of 481 infants using wide-field digital imaging system.
Ma Y, Deng G, Ma J, Liu J, Li S, Lu H
BMC Ophthalmol 2018 Oct 30;18(1):283. doi: 10.1186/s12886-018-0943-7. PMID: 30376816Free PMC Article

Prognosis

A modified lacrimal sac implant for high-risk dacryocystorhinostomy.
De Castro DK, Santiago YM, Cunningham M, Gray ST, Metson R, Fay A
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2013 Sep-Oct;29(5):367-72. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31829a72d4. PMID: 23880973

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