Dacryocystitis - a fairly common disease among newborns, which is characterized by inflammation of the lacrimal sac and arises as a result of a congenital anomaly of the development of tear ducts.
The causes of dacryocystitis in newborns
It is known that after the birth of a child all the ways of outflow of tear fluid in the norm should be well passable. However, it happens that the gelatinous film, which in prenatal life protects the tear duct from the amniotic fluid, after birth, is preserved, thereby blocking all the tear ducts.
The first symptoms of the disease, as a rule, appear already on day 2-3 of the child's life. The main manifestation of dacryocystitis is increased lachrymation in infants. Thus the eye becomes red, inflamed, and when pressing on the area of the lacrimal sac pus is released.
At some children by the second week of life gelatinous cork independently resolves, the inflammation subsides and the channel becomes passable. However, sometimes this disease does not go so quickly and requires some treatment.
Treatment of newborn dacryocystitis
At the first stage of treatment, most likely, the doctor will appoint a massage of a lacrimal sac . Massage is a very important procedure in the treatment of dacryocystitis, as it helps restore the patency of the lacrimal nasal canal, and its main goal is to break the gelatin film. In addition, when treating dacryocystitis, the doctor should prescribe eye drops, which must be instilled before and after the beginning of the massage. Pus, which will be released during massage, must be cleaned with a moist cotton swab. It should be noted, for efficiency, the entire procedure should be carried out up to 10 times a day, while the hands should be perfectly clean and with short-cut nails.
In addition, as a treatment at home in dacryocystitis, you can wash the eyes of the child with infusion of chamomile or a decoction of black tea. Rinse 2-3 times a day with a cotton swab using guiding movements from the outer corners of the eyes to the inner ones. I would like to note that the treatment of dacryocystitis with old folk remedies will help to remove inflammations and remove purulent discharge from the eyes, but completely solve the problem and unlock the clogged channel can not.
In the event that conservative methods do not bring the desired result, the tear duct is probed - this is an extreme measure in the treatment of dacryocystitis in newborns. In the course of this operation a protective film breaks through the special clinical probes and the tear ducts are washed with a disinfectant solution. Probing of the lacrimal nasal canal is recommended by medical specialists at the age of 2-3 months, because with age the gelatinous film becomes coarser, thereby complicating the operation process. If the child has
Possible complications in dacryocystitis
Dacryocystitis should not be started, because it can become chronic or lead to more severe consequences, such as fusion of lacrimal passages, inflammation of surrounding tissues, abscess, phlegmon of lacrimal sac and other serious pathologies of vision. Timely detection of congenital dacryocystitis and its treatment at an early age in most cases leads to a speedy recovery and reduces the risk of recurrence.