title: Dacryocystitis: Diagnosis and initial management in pediatric emergency medicine.
abstract: Complications of dacryocystoceles can be life-threatening in neonates. Dacryocystitis is a common complication of dacryocystoceles. The following case report illustrates the clinical characteristics of dacryocystitis in a 4-day-old infant. The pathophysiology, associated anatomical abnormalities, differential diagnosis, complications, and management of dacryocystoceles are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kiger
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Losek
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents