Bilateral nasolacrimal duct mucocele, a rare cause of respiratory distress: CT findings in two newborns

Two newborns presented with severe respiratory distress caused by nasal obstruction. CT showed bilateral soft-tissue masses located under the inferior turbinates at the level of the inferior meatuses. Histologic examination showed the lesions to be compatible with nasolacrimal mucoceles. The embryol...

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Published in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 1993-07, Vol.14 (4), p.1011-1013
Main Authors: Castillo, M, Merten, DF, Weissler, MC
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Case Reports
Diseases of eyelid, conjunctiva and lacrimal tracts
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Lacrimal Duct Obstruction - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
Mucocele - complications
Mucocele - congenital
Mucocele - diagnostic imaging
Nasolacrimal Duct - diagnostic imaging
Ophthalmology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - diagnostic imaging
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Two newborns presented with severe respiratory distress caused by nasal obstruction. CT showed bilateral soft-tissue masses located under the inferior turbinates at the level of the inferior meatuses. Histologic examination showed the lesions to be compatible with nasolacrimal mucoceles. The embryology and radiographic features of this rare anomaly are discussed.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X