title: Bilateral canalicular and nasolacrimal duct obstruction in congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the ocular findings in a 2.5-year-old girl with a history of congenital erosive and vesicular dermatosis at birth. We highlight the complexity of the associated nasolacrimal duct obstruction with canalicular scarring and review the ocular manifestations of this rare disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Jason C S
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yam
authors.affiliation: Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: lwdeitz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Luke W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Deitz
authors.affiliation: Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis