[Crying upon eating: the crocodile-tears syndrome].
A male infant who, since birth, had begun to cry as soon as he began to nurse was found to have the crocodile tears syndrome. It is thought that in this condition the lacrimal glands are partially innervated by efferent fibres of the facial nerve (VII). The syndrome may be congenital, but may also be a consequence of an infection or trauma. Treatment is surgical or by the use of botulinum-A toxin.
Rodrigues Pereira
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Medisch Centrum Rijnmond-Zuid, locatie St. Clara Ziekenhuis, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Olympiaweg 350, 3078 HT Rotterdam. pereirar@mcrz.nl
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D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004326:Drinking; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000294:innervation / Q000378:metabolism; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A