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

• Published in: American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 1011 - 1013
• Main Authors: Castillo, M, Merten, DF, Weissler, MC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oak Brook, IL Am Soc Neuroradiology 01-07-1993; American Society of Neuroradiology
• 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; Human; Mucocele; Radiodiagnosis; Respiratory disease; Bilateral; Nasolacrimal duct; Exploration; Lacrimal apparatus disease; Case study; Eye disease; Newborn; Complication; Respiratory distress; Computerized axial tomography
• ISSN: 0195-6108; 1936-959X

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.