title: Severe Respiratory Distress in a Neonate due to Bilateral Dacryocystoceles.
abstract: Nasal passage contributes up to 50% of total resistance in normal breathing especially in neonates who are obligatory nose breathers. Any further increase in airway resistance may lead to severe respiratory distress. Dacryocystoceles are a rare cause of nasal obstruction in neonates. We present the case of a full-term 3-day-old female infant with progressive respiratory distress due to bilateral dacryocystoceles.
authors.affiliation: From the *University Children's Hospital, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau; and †University Children's Hospital and ‡Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klotz
authors.forename: Jörn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schönlaub
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hackenberg
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wirbelauer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000002:abnormalities; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology*