A healthy infant with bloody tears: Case report and mini-review of the literature
| Autor: | Reemaz M. Abdulhameed, Salwa Bakhurji, Sanaa A. Yassin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Case Report Emergency department Mini review Bloody 03 medical and health sciences Ophthalmology 0302 clinical medicine lcsh:Ophthalmology lcsh:RE1-994 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Etiology medicine Tears In patient Age of onset Presentation (obstetrics) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 246-249 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1319-4534 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sjopt.2017.10.006 |
| Popis: | A 4-month old healthy infant was brought by her parents to the emergency department with bloody tears of three days duration. There was also intermittent yellowish discharge since birth and a history of flu-like symptoms a week prior to presentation. Extensive investigations revealed no infection or other possible etiologies. The patient was treated with antibiotic eye drops and her condition resolved within a three-four days.In the literature, 15 cases with haemolacria of undermined source were reviewed; the median age of onset (12 years), bilateral involvement and female gender were more commonly encountered, and the most common associated illnesses were headache and epistaxis. The condition is self-limiting and spontaneous resolution is seen in majority of cases. Idiopathic haemolacria is a rare condition that can be presumed in patients presenting with bloody tears when all work-up turns to be negative. The condition is self-limiting with spontaneous resolution. Keywords: Idiopathic, Haemolacria, Bloody tears |
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