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Obstrucción del conducto lagrimal - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Conducto nasolagrimal obstruido; Dacriostenosis; Obstrucción del conducto nasolagrimal

Síntomas:

El síntoma es el incremento del lagrimeo que se desborda sobre la cara o las mejillas. En los bebés, este lagrimeo se vuelve notorio durante las primeras dos a tres semanas después del nacimiento.

Algunas veces, puede parecer que las lágrimas son más espesas y se pueden secar y formar costra.

Si hay pus en los ojos o los párpados se pegan, su bebé puede tener una infección ocular llamada conjuntivitis.

Signos y exámenes:

La mayoría de las veces el médico no necesitará hacer exámenes.

Los exámenes que se pueden hacer abarcan:

  • Examen oftalmológico
  • Tinción especial del ojo (fluoresceína) para observar cómo drenan las lágrimas
  • Estudios radiográficos para examinar el conducto lagrimal (rara vez se hacen)
  • Reviewed last on: 7/26/2010
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Olitsky SE, Hug D, Smith LP. Disorders of the lacrimal system. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 624.

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