Ann Dermatol.  2010 Feb;22(1):54-56. 10.5021/ad.2010.22.1.54.

A Case of Congenital Dacryocystocele

• Ha YJ
• Choi HY
• Myung KB
• Choi YW

• KMID: 2172038
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2010.22.1.54

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.

Keyword

Congenital dacryocystocele; Nasolacrimal obstruction

MeSH Terms

Brain
Hemangioma
Humans
Infant

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A bluish cystic mass below the medial canthus.

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  Fig. 2 Well defined cystic mass on the right medial canthus (A) extending to the nasal cavity (B).

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  Fig. 3 Two weeks later, the size of the mass was markedly shrunk.

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