Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia: an unusual cause of recurrent dacryocystitis.
We describe a rare syndrome characterized by severe craniofacial hyperostosis, sclerosis, obliteration of paranasal sinuses and foramina of skull base, in a 10-year-old female child who presented with abnormal facial features and recurrent dacryocystitis due to narrowing of nasolacrimal duct.
Shivanand
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Department of Radio Diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. shiv223@rediffmail.com
Kandpal
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D003966:Camurati-Engelmann Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed