title: Dacryocystocele: a rare cause of neonatal respiratory distress.
abstract: Dacryocystocele consist in congenital dilatation of the tear duct. It is a benign anomaly with a good prognosis that is caused by blockage of the nasolacrimal drainage system. Classically it appears as a bluish mass in the region of the inner edge of the eye and, less frequently, as respiratory distress in the neonatal period. We report a case of a newborn with episodic cyanosis and difficult feeding secondary to dacryocystocele.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Department of Pediatrics; Division of Neonatology, Carretera de Valldemossa, Palma de Mallorca , Balearic Islands , Spain and.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno-Calero
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Benítez-Segura
authors.forename: Laia Ferrés
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Ramis
authors.forename: Consuelo Galiana
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ferré
authors.forename: Jordi Roldan
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Busto
authors.forename: Pere Ramon
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Balliu-Badia
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology*