dacryocystitis

Dacryocystitis - an inflammation of the lacrimal sac, usually chronic. In a separate release form dacryocystitis of newborns.

Etiology, pathogenesis. Narrowing or blockage of the nasolacrimal duct due to inflammation in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, bone surrounding the lacrimal sac, and thereby delay the development of pathogenic germs in it and it leads to inflammation of the mucous membranes. neonatal dacryocystitis usually occurs because of conservation of the germ of the film covering the lower section of nasolacrimal duct.

Symptoms within. In the area of ​​the lacrimal sac swelling without inflammation. When pressed on her from the lacrimal points appears mucopurulent or purulent discharge. The wash fluid does not pass into the nose. Long dacryocystitis current can lead to stretching (ectasia) lacrimal sac, chronic dacryocystitis is sometimes complicated by acute inflammation of the lacrimal sac in the form of an abscess or cellulitis. In acute dacryocystitis has painful infiltration in the lacrimal sac.

Treatment of chronic dacryocystitis surgery - dacryocystorhinostomy. In acute dacryocystitis-inflammatory therapy, after decrease inflammation-operation. When dacryocystitis of newborns shows a top-down massage, washing lacrimal system, with no effect-sensing nasolacrimal canal. Prognosis is generally favorable.