Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face
Congenital anomaly of nasolacrimal duct is mostly obstructive in nature or is seen in oblique facial clefts. Nasolacrimal duct drain into the inferior meatus in the nose in a normally developed face. We report a rare case of aberrant opening of distal end of nasolacrimal duct into the external skin...
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| description | Congenital anomaly of nasolacrimal duct is mostly obstructive in nature or is seen in oblique facial clefts. Nasolacrimal duct drain into the inferior meatus in the nose in a normally developed face. We report a rare case of aberrant opening of distal end of nasolacrimal duct into the external skin lateral to the ala of nose in an adult patient. The only case reported so far was in an infant. The patient is a 22 year young male presenting with an opening lateral to the left ala of nose with recurrent discharge and conjunctivitis of left eye. The embryology is also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc32c9acf1cd43f6a483b2d3c59bac152025-08-20T02:18:42ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2013-01-01460112412610.4103/0970-0358.113730Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into faceBibhuti Bhusan Nayak0Nilamani Mohanty1Annada Prasad Patnaik2Department of Plastic Surgery, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa, IndiaCongenital anomaly of nasolacrimal duct is mostly obstructive in nature or is seen in oblique facial clefts. Nasolacrimal duct drain into the inferior meatus in the nose in a normally developed face. We report a rare case of aberrant opening of distal end of nasolacrimal duct into the external skin lateral to the ala of nose in an adult patient. The only case reported so far was in an infant. The patient is a 22 year young male presenting with an opening lateral to the left ala of nose with recurrent discharge and conjunctivitis of left eye. The embryology is also discussed.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.113730ectopic openingnasolacrimal ductoblique facial cleft |
| spellingShingle | Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak Nilamani Mohanty Annada Prasad Patnaik Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery ectopic opening nasolacrimal duct oblique facial cleft |
| title | Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face |
| title_full | Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face |
| title_fullStr | Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face |
| title_short | Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face |
| title_sort | rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face |
| topic | ectopic opening nasolacrimal duct oblique facial cleft |
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