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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Congenital Dacryocystocele

Congenital Dacryocystocele

Category(ies): Oculoplastics, Pediatrics
Contributor: Elizabeth Gauger, MD
Photographer: Amy Iverson, CO

Congenital dacryocystocele of the lacrimal sac in a newborn baby. A dacryocystocele is located just inferior to the medial canthus and presents as a purplish or greyish-blue swelling.